Shimizu S-Pulse vs Shonan Bellmare, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Shonan Bellmare 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W 16 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L 02 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–1 D 26 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D 22 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–3 L 16 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L 08 Mar FC Tokyo A 0–0 D 01 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D 26 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W 22 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Shimizu S-Pulse and Shonan Bellmare is underway.
- 5' Taiga Hata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 9' The referee shows Shonan Bellmare player a card on 9.
- 11' GOAL! Koya Kitagawa scores on 11.
- 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 362 games and scored 276 goals.
- 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jelani Sumiyoshi suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' What a strike from Kai Matsuzaki! The score is 2-0.
- 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' Akito Suzuki was booked on 36.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' Akimi Barada is replacing Tomoya Fujii for the Shonan Bellmare side.
- 65' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a card on 65.
- 68' What a strike from Koya Kitagawa! The score is 3-0.
- 69' Time for substitution for Shonan Bellmare. Hiroaki Okuno is replaced by Hisatsugu Ishii.
- 74' 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.
- 75' It is a substitution in Shonan Bellmare team. Naoya Takahashi is replaced by Masaki Ikeda on 75 minute.
- 78' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Koya Kitagawa by Kazuki Kozuka on 78 minute.
- 79' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Takashi Inui departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 89' Shonan Bellmare started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- The final score is 3-0.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Takashi Inui ↓ Shinya Yajima 79'
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Koya Kitagawa ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 78'
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- 98
- 66
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19
Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 78'
- 36
- 70
Bench
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21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 79'
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8
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 78'
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- 41
- 6
- 29
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11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 78'
Coach Tadahiro AkibaShonan Bellmare Lineups
Starting XI
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25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Hisatsugu Ishii 69'
- 37
- 99
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50
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Akimi Barada 60'
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10
Akito Suzuki ↓ Luiz Phellype 75'
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33
Naoya Takahashi ↓ Masaki Ikeda 75'
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- 47
- 7
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19
Sho Fukuda ↓ Yutaro Oda 69'
Bench
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27
Luiz Phellype ↑ 75'
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- 15
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Yutaro Oda ↑ 69'
- 4
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14
Akimi Barada ↑ 60'
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18
Masaki Ikeda ↑ 75'
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77
Hisatsugu Ishii ↑ 69'
Coach Satoshi Yamaguchi -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wellington 4 Koya Kitagawa 4 Kenta Nishizawa 3 Koya Kitagawa 2 Carlinhos 2 Thiago Santana 2 Yuito Suzuki 2 Shunsuke Kikuchi 2 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Shonan Bellmare Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 Shonan Bellmare xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 79%Draw or Shonan Bellmare 47%Shimizu S-Pulse or Shonan Bellmare 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 12.2%0 – 0 10.4%2 – 0 10.1%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 1 6.5%3 – 0 Actual1 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Shonan Bellmare covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 24% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

