Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vissel Kobe

3 – 1

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Douglas 19' Y

Douglas 20' Y

Y 77' Keita Nakamura

Y 88' Makoto Okazaki

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Tadashi Baba
Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
Referee Koei Koya

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–1	W
11 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
23 Feb	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	Júbilo Iwata	H	4–1	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	1–3	L
12 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	1–2	L
08 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
04 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–2	L
23 Feb	FC Tōkyō	H	1–3	L
07 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W

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

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

14% 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

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vissel Kobe and Shimizu S-Pulse is underway.
5' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
10' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 372 games and scored 288 goals.
19' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Douglas gets a Yellow card.
20' Douglas is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Iniesta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
47' What composure from Kyogo Furuhashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Douglas does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
59' 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 Teerasil Dangda suffering a number of foals already.
60' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Renato on, Ryo Takeuchi off on 60 minutes.
65' Kyogo Furuhashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
70' Elsinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
71' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Shota Kaneko is replaced by Kenta Nishizawa on 71 minute.
72' The supporters are chanting for So Fujitani. He replaces Daigo Nishi on 72 minute.
74' GOAL! Kenta Nishizawa fires home to make it 3-1!
74' Junya Tanaka is replacing Keijiro Ogawa for the Vissel Kobe side.
77' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Keita Nakamura gets a Yellow card.
81' Vissel Kobe make a change. Kyogo Furuhashi trudges off to be replaced by Yuta Goke on 81 minutes.
84' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Keita Nakamura exits the field as Mitsunari Musaka enters on 84.
88' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Makoto Okazaki gets a Yellow card.
90' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuya Yasui is hanging Iniesta on the field on 90 minute.
Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Shimizu S-Pulse

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani ↑ 72'
14
Takuya Yasui ↑ 90'
27
Yuta Goke ↑ 81'
21
Junya Tanaka ↑ 72'
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 72'
17
Ryuho Kikuchi

Coach Thorsten Fink

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

5
Valdo
18
Elsinho ↓ Makoto Okazaki 60'
20
Keita Nakamura ↓ Mitsunari Musaka 84'
23
Teerasil Dangda ↓ Yuito Suzuki 71'
3
Hwang Seokho
6
Ryo Takeuchi C ↓ Renato 60'
30
Shota Kaneko ↓ Kenta Nishizawa 71'
14
Yusuke Goto
31
Togo Umeda
10
Carlinhos
21
Ryo Okui

Bench

39
Takuo Okubo
24
Makoto Okazaki ↑ 60'
2
Yugo Tatsuta
7
Mitsunari Musaka ↑ 84'
22
Renato ↑ 60'
16
Kenta Nishizawa ↑ 71'
37
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 71'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	5
Koya Kitagawa	4
Elsinho	3
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Sen Takagi	2
Douglas	2
Junya Tanaka	1
Lukas Podolski	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-07-11 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-02-23 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2019-12-07 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Júbilo Iwata W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-07-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-02-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 FC Tōkyō L 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.54 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe58% Draw20% Shimizu S-Pulse22%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

78%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

42%

Vissel Kobe or Shimizu S-Pulse

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe43% Draw36% Shimizu S-Pulse21%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	19%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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