Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 06:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Shimizu S-Pulse 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
06 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
03 Nov	FC Tōkyō	A	0–4	L
24 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
16 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
02 Oct	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
07 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
03 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–4	L
23 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–2	L
03 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#7	Position	#4
24	Points	30
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
40	Scored	41
42	Conceded	33
-2	GD	+8
1.33	PPG	1.67
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sanfrecce Hiroshima kicks off things out of here…
5' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenta Nishizawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
30' What a moment for Thiago Santana! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
35' Junior Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 50% of all matches.
50' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yuya Asano by Shun Ayukawa on 55 minute.
60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
61' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Yusuke Goto is replaced by Katsuhiro Nakayama.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
75' Reon Yamahara gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Kenta Nishizawa and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Junior Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Toshihiro Aoyama on 76 minute.
81' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Yuito Suzuki is replaced by Akira Disaro on 84 minute.
87' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Kodai Dohi on, Yusuke Chajima off on 87 minutes.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Shimizu S-Pulse were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Elsinho ↑ 84'
20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 84'
26
Yuta Taki
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 61'
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 84'
25
Kengo Nagai
39
Reon Yamahara ↑ 75'

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Junior Santos 76'
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Tomoya Fujii 55'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Tsukasa Shiotani 55'
24
Shunki Higashi
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Shun Ayukawa 55'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Kodai Dohi 87'

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 87'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 76'
38
Keisuke Osako
3
Tsukasa Shiotani ↑ 55'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 55'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 55'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	3
Thiago Santana	3
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	2

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-11-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-11-03 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-10-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-10-02 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-11-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-09-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.58 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.77 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse37% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima38%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

62%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

63%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse27% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

1 – 3

4.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.