Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokushima Vortis — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Tokushima Vortis 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Referee Hiroki Kasahara
- Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
- Referee Masaki Tsuruoka
- Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 0–3 L 21 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 2–1 W 17 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 14 Mar Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D 10 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L 06 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W 21 Mar Yokohama FC H 2–1 W 17 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–1 L 13 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L 10 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L 06 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% 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' In just a few seconds IAI Stadium Nihondaira will turn into a battlefield for Shimizu S-Pulse and Tokushima Vortis.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Atsushi Kawata, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Naoya Fukumori has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' It looks surprising Tokushima Vortis does not make any changes. Ryo Takeuchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 28' What a strike from Taisei Miyashiro! The score is 0-1.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shuichi Gonda made 262 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' Tokushima Vortis is showing some good football. However, Tokushima Vortis are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 43' Tokushima Vortis is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Carlinhos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuke Goto on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 54' Goal! Ken Iwao scores his 6 goal in 37 matches.
- 57' Keita Nakamura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenta Nishizawa on 57 minute.
- 62' Tokushima Vortis manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Akira Hamashita is hanging Masaki Watai on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 71' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 71 minute. Yosuke Kawai leaves to be changed by Yuito Suzuki.
- 76' The whistle greets Shiryu Fujiwara as he departs to be replaced by Koki Sugimori.
- 77' Tokushima Vortis manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Fujita is hanging Tokuma Suzuki on the field on 77 minute.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Diego. He replaces Taiki Tamukai on 83 minute.
- 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Another three points for Tokushima Vortis.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Yosuke Kawai ↓ Yuito Suzuki 71'
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- 50
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29
Naoya Fukumori ↓ Teruki Hara 46'
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14
Yusuke Goto ↓ Carlinhos 46'
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Bench
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20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 57'
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4
Teruki Hara ↑ 46'
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10
Carlinhos ↑ 46'
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11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 46'
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Yuito Suzuki ↑ 71'
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Coach LotinaTokushima Vortis Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Taisei Miyashiro ↓ Diego 83'
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33
Shiryu Fujiwara ↓ Koki Sugimori 76'
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- 5
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- 19
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Masaki Watai ↓ Akira Hamashita 62'
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Taiki Tamukai ↓ Diego 83'
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Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Joel Fujita 77'
Bench
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45
Koki Sugimori ↑ 76'
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Joel Fujita ↑ 77'
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37
Akira Hamashita ↑ 62'
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Atsushi Kawata ↑ 83'
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Diego ↑ 83'
Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Taisei Miyashiro 1 Ken Iwao 1 Yuki Kakita 1 Teruki Hara 1 Caca 1 Masaki Watai 1 Yudai Konishi 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Tokushima Vortis Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.85 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Tokushima Vortis xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokushima Vortis winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.49Actual: 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 51%Draw or Tokushima Vortis 77%Shimizu S-Pulse or Tokushima Vortis 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokushima Vortis win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 12.7%1 – 1 12.4%0 – 2 10.9%0 – 0 10.4%1 – 2 9.1%1 – 0 6%0 – 3 Actual1 – 3 5%2 – 1 4.7%2 – 2 3.9%2 – 0 2.9%0 – 4 2.4%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Tokushima Vortis covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 12% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 45% — 55% +1 45% 24% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 17% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

