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	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	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 Tokyo	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

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' What a moment for Thiago Santana! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Shun Ayukawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 335 appearances.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' The whistle greets Yuya Asano as he departs to be replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
60' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' The crowd applauds Yusuke Goto as he leaves the pitch. Katsuhiro Nakayama steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
66' Shunki Higashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
71' The 39-year-old Yoshifumi Kashiwa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' The crowd applauds Kenta Nishizawa as he leaves the pitch. Reon Yamahara steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
76' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Toshihiro Aoyama is replaced by Junior Santos.
81' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Kenta Nishizawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 84 minute. Yuito Suzuki leaves to be changed by Akira Disaro.
87' The supporters are chanting for Kodai Dohi. He replaces Yusuke Chajima on 87 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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 Tokyo 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.