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

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J. League · 2021

Shimizu S-Pulse

2 – 1

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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

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

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

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

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.

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
Yuito Suzuki	1
Takuma Abe	1
Kaina Yoshio	1
Akira Disaro	1
Shota Kaneko	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.