Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Shimizu S-Pulse

3 – 2

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Sun 25 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

Zento Uno 41' Y

Y 65' Yuki Honda

Y 88' Jean Patric

Yuya Oki 90' Y

Overview

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Vissel Kobe	H	3–2	W
17 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
11 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	2–2	D
06 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
03 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–3	L
29 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	2–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–3	L
21 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–1	W
17 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–2	W
10 May	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
06 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–3	L
03 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–0	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

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 ball is rolling at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Shimizu S-Pulse are looking to make home advantage count against Vissel Kobe.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Brilliant from the ! Koya Kitagawa makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
24' A stunning finish from Sen Takagi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Daiju Sasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Zento Uno is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — card on 41.
46' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Erik departs to be replaced by Haruya Ide.
51' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' Taisei Miyashiro has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' Poor challenge from Yuki Honda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sen Takagi makes it 3-1.
73' The whistle greets Yuya Osako as he departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
74' Rikuto Hirose is replacing Takahiro Ogihara for the Vissel Kobe side.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rikuto Hirose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
83' The crowd applauds Capixaba as he leaves the pitch. Yuya Kuwasaki steps in for Vissel Kobe.
86' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Takashi Inui is replaced by Kengo Kitazume.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Jean Patric.
90' Yuya Oki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Full Time. Shimizu S-Pulse beats Vissel Kobe

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Shota Arai
18
Haruya Ide ↑ 46'
31
Takuya Iwanami
26
Jean Patric ↑ 46'
23
Rikuto Hirose ↑ 74'
14
Koya Yuruki ↑ 73'
30
Kakeru Yamauchi
25
Yuya Kuwasaki
77
Klismahn

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe W 2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-06 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-04-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe L 2025-05-21 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2025-05-17 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Gamba Osaka W 2025-05-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-05-03 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe 77% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse41% Draw23% Vissel Kobe36%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

64%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

59%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Vissel Kobe

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw38% Vissel Kobe31%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

2 – 1

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

3 – 3

3.2%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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