Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W 18 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L 04 Oct FC Tokyo H 1–1 D 27 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L 23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 20 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–1 L 18 Oct Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 03 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W 27 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 23 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–4 L 20 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC H 4–2 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo Verdy #7 Position #15 24 Points 28 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 29 42 Conceded 32 -2 GD -3 1.33 PPG 1.56 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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).
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Capixaba ↓ Kengo Kitazume 67'
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28
Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Sen Takagi 73'
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23
Koya Kitagawa ↓ Shinya Yajima 73'
- 16
- 98
- 4
- 14
- 66
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19
Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Takashi Inui 67'
- 38
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36
Zento Uno ↓ Yudai Shimamoto 90'
Bench
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33
Takashi Inui ↑ 67'
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21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 73'
- 50
- 1
- 8
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5
Kengo Kitazume ↑ 67'
- 24
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47
Yudai Shimamoto ↑ 90'
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70
Sen Takagi ↑ 73'
Coach Tadahiro AkibaTokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Ryosuke Shirai 72'
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6
Kazuya Miyahara ↓ Shoji Toyama 80'
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8
Kosuke Saito ↓ Rei Hirakawa 72'
- 9
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- 4
- 3
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 60'
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26
Yosuke Uchida ↓ Taiju Yoshida 79'
Bench
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16
Rei Hirakawa ↑ 72'
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38
Shoji Toyama ↑ 80'
- 15
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19
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 60'
- 21
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27
Ryosuke Shirai ↑ 72'
- 25
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55
Taiju Yoshida ↑ 79'
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Koya Kitagawa 1 Naoki Hayashi 1 Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.59 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 79%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 48%Shimizu S-Pulse or Tokyo Verdy 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.1%2 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 1 6.4%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 5.1%3 – 1 4.9%2 – 2 4.3%0 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 24% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.