Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wed 26 Feb 2025 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Sho Sasaki

Sen Takagi 38' Y

Y 50' Tolgay Arslan

Y 78' Ryo Germain

Overview

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

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

2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Albirex Niigata	H	2–0	W
16 Feb	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–4	L
29 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
22 Oct	Jubilo Iwata	H	1–1	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–0	W
16 Feb	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–1	W
08 Dec	Gamba Osaka	A	1–3	L
01 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	5–1	W
10 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	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

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' What a night it is going to be! Shimizu S-Pulse welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Shuto Nakano, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
12' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hayato Araki makes no mistake. 0-1!
13' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sho Sasaki on 13 minutes.
18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shimizu S-Pulse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
33' Shimizu S-Pulse have won 286 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Sen Takagi is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — card on 38.
43' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kosuke Kinoshita scoring 1 goals.
46' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Naoto Arai is replaced by Tsukasa Shiotani.
50' Tolgay Arslan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
55' 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.
60' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Sota Nakamura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' The crowd applauds Tolgay Arslan as he leaves the pitch. Sota Nakamura steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
65' What a moment for Tsukasa Shiotani! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
68' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Koya Kitagawa trudges off to be replaced by Ahmed Ahmedov on 68 minutes.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
78' Ryo Germain was booked on 78.
81' Zento Uno makes way for Kazuki Kozuka at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
86' Takashi Inui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 349 appearances.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Shimizu S-Pulse 1-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-02-16 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-11-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-10-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2022-10-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Jubilo Iwata D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-02-16 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-12-08 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-12-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.7 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse38% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

64%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

62%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse29% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima30%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

0 – 1

2 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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