Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Tokyo Verdy

Sat 25 Oct 2025 · 05:00 IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview
• Events
• Lineups
• H2H

• Match Preview

  Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

  • Shimizu S-Pulse 36 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
  • Tokyo Verdy 12 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Kawasaki Frontale	36	88
  2	Yokohama F.Marinos	36	75
  3	Vissel Kobe	36	70
  4	Nagoya Grampus	36	65
  5	Kashima Antlers	36	63
  6	Urawa Red Diamonds	36	62
  7	Sagan Tosu FC	36	59
  8	Avispa Fukuoka	36	52
  9	FC Tokyo	36	49
  10	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	36	46
  11	Cerezo Osaka FC	36	45
  12	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	36	45
  13	Gamba Osaka	36	43
  14	Kashiwa Reysol	36	41
  15	Shonan Bellmare	36	36
  16	Shimizu S-Pulse	36	36
  17	Tokushima Vortis	36	33
  18	Oita FC Trinita	36	29
  19	Vegalta Sendai	36	27
  20	Yokohama FC	36	27

• Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Tokyo Verdy for another epic battle.
  • 4' The referee calls foul for Kosuke Saito. He receives a card.
  • 9' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Sodai Hasukawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' What a strike from Naoki Hayashi! The score is 0-1.
  • 23' Tokyo Verdy is showing some good football. However, Tokyo Verdy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Rei Hirakawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Itsuki Someno made 425 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' The referee shows Tokyo Verdy player a card on 39.
  • 44' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' 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.
  • 56' Yutaka Yoshida is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Yuan Matsuhashi. He replaces Yuta Arai on 60 minute.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kengo Kitazume is hanging Capixaba on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' Matheus Bueno was booked on 68.
  • 72' The whistle greets Kosuke Saito as he departs to be replaced by Rei Hirakawa.
  • 73' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Koya Kitagawa departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
  • 78' Yuta Arai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' The whistle greets Yosuke Uchida as he departs to be replaced by Taiju Yoshida.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Kazuya Miyahara is replaced by Shoji Toyama on 80 minute.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Yudai Shimamoto. He replaces Zento Uno on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Shimizu S-Pulse and Tokyo Verdy (для сухой ничьи).

• Shimizu S-Pulse

  Starting XI

  • 7
    Capixaba ↓ Kengo Kitazume 67'
  • 28
    Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Sen Takagi 73'
  • 23
    Koya Kitagawa ↓ Shinya Yajima 73'
  • 16
    Togo Umeda
  • 98
    Matheus Bueno
  • 4
    Sodai Hasukawa
  • 14
    Reon Yamahara
  • 66
    Jelani Sumiyoshi
  • 19
    Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Takashi Inui 67'
  • 38
    Toshiki Takahashi
  • 36
    Zento Uno ↓ Yudai Shimamoto 90'

  Bench

  • 33
    Takashi Inui ↑ 67'
  • 21
    Shinya Yajima ↑ 73'
  • 50
    Alfredo Stephens
  • 1
    Yuya Oki
  • 8
    Kazuki Kozuka
  • 5
    Kengo Kitazume ↑ 67'
  • 24
    Min-tae Kim
  • 47
    Yudai Shimamoto ↑ 90'
  • 70
    Sen Takagi ↑ 73'

  Coach Tadahiro Akiba

  Tokyo Verdy

  Starting XI

  • 14
    Yuya Fukuda ↓ Ryosuke Shirai 72'
  • 6
    Kazuya Miyahara ↓ Shoji Toyama 80'
  • 7
    Koki Morita
  • 8
    Kosuke Saito ↓ Rei Hirakawa 72'
  • 9
    Itsuki Someno
  • 1
    Matheus Vidotto
  • 2
    Daiki Fukazawa
  • 4
    Naoki Hayashi
  • 3
    Hiroto Taniguchi
  • 40
    Yuta Arai ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 60'
  • 26
    Yosuke Uchida ↓ Taiju Yoshida 79'

  Bench

  • 16
    Rei Hirakawa ↑ 72'
  • 38
    Shoji Toyama ↑ 80'
  • 15
    Kaito Suzuki
  • 19
    Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 60'
  • 21
    Yuya Nagasawa
  • 27
    Ryosuke Shirai ↑ 72'
  • 25
    Issei Kumatoriya
  • 55
    Taiju Yoshida ↑ 79'

  Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

• Head to Head

  2025-02-16 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

  Shimizu S-Pulse Form

  2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-10-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-20 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

  Tokyo Verdy Form

  2025-10-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-10-03 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-09-27 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-09-20 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 Fagiano Okayama FC W