Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 22 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 18 Mar Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D 14 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 3–0 W 27 Feb Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 22 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 3–1 W 18 Mar Avispa Fukuoka A 6–5 W 14 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–3 L 07 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L Season Stats
Vissel Kobe Shimizu S-Pulse #4 Position #13 35 Points 24 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 41 Scored 40 37 Conceded 42 +4 GD -2 1.94 PPG 1.33 61% Win % 44% Key Stats
73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonVissel Kobe are 4th (35 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Shimizu S-Pulse does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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7
Yosuke Ideguchi ↓ Yuya Kuwasaki 90'
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Katsuya Nagato ↓ Takashi Inui 79'
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Jean Patric 35'
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2
Nanasei Iino ↓ Gotoku Sakai 90'
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29
Ren Komatsu ↓ Yuya Osako 46'
Bench
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10
Yuya Osako ↑ 46'
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24
Gotoku Sakai ↑ 90'
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14
Takashi Inui ↑ 79'
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 35'
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Yuya Kuwasaki ↑ 90'
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Coach Michael SkibbeShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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7
Capixaba ↓ Mateus Brunetti 46'
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28
Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Haruto Hidaka 79'
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81
Kazuki Kozuka ↓ Masaki Yumiba 68'
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Kanta Chiba ↓ Kenta Inoue 46'
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Bench
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Kenta Inoue ↑ 46'
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25
Mateus Brunetti ↑ 46'
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Yudai Shimamoto ↑ 56'
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Masaki Yumiba ↑ 68'
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Haruto Hidaka ↑ 79'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 5 Koya Kitagawa 4 Elsinho 3 Sen Takagi 2 Douglas 2 Taisei Miyashiro 2 Shota Kaneko 1 Hirotaka Mita 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.4 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.61 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.01Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 75% 25% ± 3.5 56% 44% ± 4.5 37% 63% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 76%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 45%Vissel Kobe or Shimizu S-Pulse 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8.2%1 – 1 7.8%2 – 2 6.5%3 – 1 6.4%1 – 2 5.6%2 – 0 Actual3 – 2 5.2%3 – 0 4.1%1 – 0 4%4 – 1 3.9%2 – 3 3.5%4 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 16% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 20% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 13% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 7% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.