Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Vegalta Sendai

Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Felippe Cardoso

Daiki Matsuoka 83' Y

Y 90' Tawiah

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Shimizu S-Pulse 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2021-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-12-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Vegalta Sendai 2020-08-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-11-10 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

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

Vegalta Sendai

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 history

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to IAI Stadium Nihondaira that hosts another battle between Shimizu S-Pulse and Vegalta Sendai.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miguel Angel Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shimizu S-Pulse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' 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.
19' A stunning finish from Thiago Santana — that came from absolutely nowhere!
21' The Brazil Thiago Santana breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 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' Poor challenge from Felippe Cardoso. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' Yusuke Minagawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' The crowd applauds Shogo Nakahara as he leaves the pitch. Naoya Fukumori steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
51' 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.
52' Goal! Noriaki Fujimoto scores his 16 goal in 105 matches.
56' The whistle greets Chihiro Kato as he departs to be replaced by Kunimitsu Sekiguchi.
60' Felippe Cardoso doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
68' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 68 minute. Noriaki Fujimoto leaves to be changed by Carlinhos.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
81' Rikiya Uehara makes way for Yusuke Minagawa at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vegalta Sendai.
82' Akira Disaro is replacing Thiago Santana for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
83' A moment of madness from Daiki Matsuoka on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Shimizu S-Pulse will be frustrated.
88' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Shingo Tomita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Tawiah was booked on 90.
90' The whistle greets Yuito Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Taki.
Vegalta Sendai will have plenty to reflect on. Shimizu S-Pulse were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Yugo Tatsuta
6
Ryo Takeuchi
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 90'
10
Carlinhos ↑ 68'
21
Ryo Okui
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 82'
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

4
Koji Hachisuka ↓ Shuhei Akasaki 81'
17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 56'
18
Shogo Nakahara ↓ Naoya Fukumori 46'
15
Takuma Nishimura
33
Felippe Cardoso
16
Kyohei Yoshino
6
Rikiya Uehara ↓ Yusuke Minagawa 81'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
27
Jakub Slowik
5
Tawiah
26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 56'

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshiki Matsushita	3
Thiago Santana	3
Douglas	2
Noriaki Fujimoto	1
Kazuki Oiwa	1
Yasuhiro Hiraoka	1
Felippe Cardoso	1
Naoki Ishihara	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-09-11 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-08-21 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-08-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Gamba Osaka L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-08-29 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-08-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2021-08-21 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Vegalta Sendai 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse44% Draw26% Vegalta Sendai30%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse29% Draw45% Vegalta Sendai26%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 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.