Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Shimizu S-Pulse
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

3
5
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Júbilo Iwata H 1–1 D
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Welcome to IAI Stadium Nihondaira that hosts another battle between Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 12' Hayato Araki puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
  • 13' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Sen Takagi is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — card on 38.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mutsuki Kato made 374 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Naoto Arai departs to be replaced by Tsukasa Shiotani.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Tolgay Arslan.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Tolgay Arslan departs to be replaced by Sota Nakamura.
  • 65' GOAL! Tsukasa Shiotani fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 68' Ahmed Ahmedov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koya Kitagawa on 68 minute.
  • 73' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryo Germain.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Zento Uno is replaced by Kazuki Kozuka on 81 minute.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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 Júbilo 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
5%
0 – 1
5%
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.