Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 22 Mar 2026 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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

2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–1	W
18 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	6–5	W
14 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–3	L
07 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
28 Feb	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–3	L
18 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D

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' The ball is rolling at . Shimizu S-Pulse are looking to make home advantage count against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
It finishes all square. Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

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

2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-02-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse46% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

69%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

54%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse33% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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