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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Shimizu S-Pulse
2 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 6 Jul 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 45' Kyogo Furuhashi
Y 62' Dankler
Hwang Seokho 67' Y
Yohei Nishibe 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Minoru Tojo

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

5
7
10
Shimizu S-Pulse 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-11-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-08 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
30 Jun Sagan Tosu FC A 2–4 L
22 Jun Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
15 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–2 W
01 Jun Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–1 D
25 May Vegalta Sendai H 4–3 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–2 L
30 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 5–3 W
22 Jun Ōita FC Trinita H 2–2 D
15 Jun FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
01 Jun Júbilo Iwata A 1–1 D
26 May Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Yugo Tatsuta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hwang Seokho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' A goal from the Japan international Koya Kitagawa! He fires home on 25 to make it 1-0!
  • 26' A stunning finish from Koya Kitagawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 29' The Spain David Villa breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 2-1!
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Junya Tanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 39' Vissel Kobe 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.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yosuke Kawai made 371 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dankler, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' It’s high time Thorsten Fink made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Dankler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hwang Seokho.
  • 68' Against the run of play, Douglas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yohei Nishibe.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Koya Kitagawa by Mitsunari Musaka on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Kyogo Furuhashi by Junya Tanaka on 81 minute.
  • 83' The whistle greets Yosuke Kawai as he departs to be replaced by Shota Kaneko.
  • 88' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yugo Tatsuta is hanging Elsinho on the field on 90 minute.
  • 2-1 the final result. Vissel Kobe will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 5
Koya Kitagawa 4
Elsinho 3
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Sen Takagi 2
Douglas 2
Hotaru Yamaguchi 1
Yugo Tatsuta 1

Head to Head

2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-11-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-08 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2019-06-30 Sagan Tosu FC 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2019-06-22 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-06-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2019-06-01 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2019-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 4–3 Vegalta Sendai W

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2019-06-30 Vissel Kobe 5–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-06-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Ōita FC Trinita D 2019-06-15 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2019-06-01 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2019-05-26 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.23 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse48% Draw22% Vissel Kobe30%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
69%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
52%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse35% Draw37% Vissel Kobe28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
0 – 2
3%
1 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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