Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Vissel Kobe

2 – 4

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 3 Mar 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Referee Takanori Sakumoto
Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka

11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

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

Vissel Kobe 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-11-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-01-28 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Shimizu S-Pulse 2016-08-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2016-01-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–4	L
02 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
23 Feb	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
11 Feb	Kingstonian FC	H	2–0	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	4–2	W
25 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
24 Feb	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–3	L
18 Feb	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
09 Feb	Gamba Osaka	H	0–2	L
04 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe		Shimizu S-Pulse
#1	Position	#7
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 history

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' Vissel Kobe have kicked off against Shimizu S-Pulse. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Yuji Rokutan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' A quiet spell here at . Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Shimizu S-Pulse winning 50% of all matches.
45' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Freire is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
65' Lukas Podolski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
70' It’s high time Jan Jonsson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuma Watanabe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-03-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-02-11 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Kingstonian FC W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-02-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2018-02-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-02-18 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-02-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-02-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.46 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe50% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse29%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

71%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

50%

Vissel Kobe or Shimizu S-Pulse

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe38% Draw35% Shimizu S-Pulse27%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

3 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	9%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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