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'

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

43% 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

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Shimizu S-Pulse host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
5' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
10' Shuichi Gonda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Hayato Araki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' Shimizu S-Pulse is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Santana on 30.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' Kodai Dohi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' Shun Ayukawa is replacing Yuya Asano for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shimizu S-Pulse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Yusuke Goto is withdrawn and Katsuhiro Nakayama gets his opportunity.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
75' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Kenta Nishizawa by Reon Yamahara on 75 minute.
76' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 76 minute. Toshihiro Aoyama leaves to be changed by Junior Santos.
81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Yuito Suzuki is withdrawn and Akira Disaro gets his opportunity.
87' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yusuke Chajima is replaced by Kodai Dohi.
1-0 the final result. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Leandro Pereira	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Hayato Araki	2
Hayao Kawabe	2
Takumu Kawamura	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.