Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 21 Feb 2026 · 05:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya

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 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe 2022-07-06 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-03-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	2–0	W
08 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–2	L
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
09 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–4	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	5–2	W
06 Dec	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	0–2	L
30 Nov	FC Tōkyō	H	0–0	D
09 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Vissel Kobe
#7	Position	#1
24	Points	35
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
40	Scored	41
42	Conceded	37
-2	GD	+4
1.33	PPG	1.94
44%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

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

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe has kicked off!
Another three points for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	5
Koya Kitagawa	4
Elsinho	3
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Sen Takagi	2
Douglas	2
Junya Tanaka	1
Takahiro Ogihara	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2026-02-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-02-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-12-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-11-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-02-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-02-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–5 Vissel Kobe W 2025-12-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-11-30 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2025-11-09 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.89 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse42% Draw24% Vissel Kobe34%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

66%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

58%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw40% Vissel Kobe29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.