Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Vissel Kobe

Fri 24 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-11-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vissel Kobe 2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	0–2	L
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

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
18 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
05 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–1	W
21 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	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

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

33% 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

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
5' 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.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yoshinori Muto makes it 0-1.
14' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' Gotoku Sakai, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
34' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Daiju Sasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iniesta on 46 minute.
51' Iniesta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 444 appearances.
56' 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 Shuichi Gonda suffering a number of foals already.
61' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Yuito Suzuki is replaced by Carlinhos.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsunori Sakurai is hanging Sergi Samper on the field on 77 minute.
81' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Benjamin Kololli is replaced by Akira Disaro on 81 minute.
84' Tetsushi Yamakawa is replacing Yoshinori Muto for the Vissel Kobe side.
87' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yuta Taki on, Kenta Nishizawa off on 87 minutes.
87' Leo Osaki adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 81'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 87'
50
Yoshinori Suzuki
10
Carlinhos ↑ 71'
21
Ryo Okui
19
Akira Disaro ↑ 81'
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

10
Yuya Osako
11
Yoshinori Muto ↓ Tetsushi Yamakawa 84'
24
Gotoku Sakai
4
Thomas Vermaelen
6
Sergi Samper ↓ Tatsunori Sakurai 77'
18
Hiroki Iikura
19
Ryo Hatsuse ↓ Yuki Kobayashi 84'
8
Iniesta ↓ Daiju Sasaki 46'
25
Leo Osaki
31
Yuya Nakasaka ↓ Bojan Krkic 77'
17
Ryuho Kikuchi

Bench

29
Lincoln
32
Ryotaro Hironaga
3
Yuki Kobayashi ↑ 84'
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 46'
23
Tetsushi Yamakawa ↑ 84'
27
Tatsunori Sakurai ↑ 77'
9
Bojan Krkic ↑ 77'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	5
Koya Kitagawa	4
Elsinho	3
Douglas	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Sen Takagi	2
Gotoku Sakai	1
Takashi Kanai	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2021-08-25 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.69 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.13 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw24% Vissel Kobe45%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

56%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

69%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse25% Draw39% Vissel Kobe36%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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