Saturday , 14 November 2026

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Shimizu S-Pulse
2 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Fri 29 Apr 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ronaldo 33' Y
Daiki Matsuoka 90' Y

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

3
5
9
Shimizu S-Pulse 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D
17 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
10 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
06 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
02 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
19 Mar Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
17 Apr Júbilo Iwata A 2–2 D
10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
06 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–0 W
02 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
19 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L

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

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
62% 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
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/6
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Shimizu S-Pulse have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Yoshifumi Kashiwa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' GOAL! Thiago Santana fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ronaldo.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Tsukasa Shiotani gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Taishi Matsumoto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The 34-year-old Eiichi Katayama has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 380 games and scored 295 goals.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Teruki Hara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Tsukasa Morishima gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Ronaldo exits the field as Daiki Matsuoka enters on 69.
  • 70' Shimizu S-Pulse is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Santana on 70.
  • 73' Akira Disaro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Katsuhiro Nakayama at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' What an equalizer from Yoshifumi Kashiwa!
  • 81' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Ryohei Shirasaki exits the field as Eiichi Katayama enters on 81.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 90' Daiki Matsuoka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thiago Santana 3
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 3
Tsukasa Morishima 2
Koya Kitagawa 2
Hayato Araki 2
Hayao Kawabe 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Douglas Vieira 2

Head to Head

2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-03-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Vissel Kobe D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Júbilo Iwata 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2022-04-02 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse34% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
59%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
66%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse27% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima34%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

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% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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