Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 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 Tōkyō 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 18 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W 11 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L 29 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 25 Aug Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L 21 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D 13 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–2 L 12 Sep Gamba Osaka A 3–2 W 29 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 0–1 L 25 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L 21 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–5 L 14 Aug Yokohama FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% 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' Welcome to IAI Stadium Nihondaira that hosts another battle between Shimizu S-Pulse and Vegalta Sendai.
- 5' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Thiago Santana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 19' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 69 goal in 312 matches.
- 21' What a strike from Thiago Santana! The score is 2-0.
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Felippe Cardoso.
- 32' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 37' Yoshiki Matsushita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
- 42' 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.
- 46' Naoya Fukumori has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shogo Nakahara on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 52' Goal! Noriaki Fujimoto scores his 16 goal in 105 matches.
- 56' The supporters are chanting for Kunimitsu Sekiguchi. He replaces Chihiro Kato on 56 minute.
- 60' Goal! Felippe Cardoso scores his 22 goal in 284 matches.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuma Nishimura made 398 appearances and scored 59 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 68' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Noriaki Fujimoto is replaced by Carlinhos on 68 minute.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' Rikiya Uehara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 81' The whistle greets Rikiya Uehara as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa.
- 82' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Thiago Santana is replaced by Akira Disaro on 82 minute.
- 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daiki Matsuoka.
- 88' 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.
- 90' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' Yuta Taki is replacing Yuito Suzuki for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- With this win, Shimizu S-Pulse is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Thiago Santana ↓ Akira Disaro 82'
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- 38
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Noriaki Fujimoto ↓ Carlinhos 68'
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Yuito Suzuki ↓ Yuta Taki 90'
Bench
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- 6
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26
Yuta Taki ↑ 90'
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Carlinhos ↑ 68'
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Akira Disaro ↑ 82'
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Coach Miguel Angel LotinaVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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4
Koji Hachisuka ↓ Shuhei Akasaki 81'
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Shogo Nakahara ↓ Naoya Fukumori 46'
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- 33
- 16
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Rikiya Uehara ↓ Yusuke Minagawa 81'
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- 27
- 5
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Bench
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Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↑ 56'
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 81'
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Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 56'
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Yusuke Minagawa ↑ 81'
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Naoya Fukumori ↑ 46'
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Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Thiago Santana 3 Yoshiki Matsushita 3 Douglas 2 Kenta Nishizawa 1 Naoki Ishihara 1 Koji Hachisuka 1 Elsinho 1 Takuma Hamasaki 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.51 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Vegalta Sendai 74% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 70%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 56%Shimizu S-Pulse or Vegalta Sendai 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 7.4%0 – 0 7.3%0 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 4.2%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.