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

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J. League · 2020

Vissel Kobe

3 – 1

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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	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	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

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	Oita 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	Jubilo 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 Tokyo	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

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

0% 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

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Shimizu S-Pulse gets underway.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Iniesta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
19' Douglas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
20' Douglas was booked on 20.
25' Hirofumi Watanabe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
30' Teerasil Dangda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 335 appearances.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hwang Seokho, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
47' Brilliant from the ! Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 45.
52' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
54' A goal from the Brazil international Douglas! He fires home on 54 to make it 2-0!
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
60' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Ryo Takeuchi is replaced by Renato.
65' What composure from Kyogo Furuhashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-0.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
71' Kenta Nishizawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shota Kaneko on 71 minute.
72' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Daigo Nishi exits the field as So Fujitani enters on 72.
74' Magnificent from Kenta Nishizawa! That is 14 goals in 367 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
74' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Keijiro Ogawa is withdrawn and Junya Tanaka gets his opportunity.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Keita Nakamura.
81' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Kyogo Furuhashi is replaced by Yuta Goke.
84' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Keita Nakamura trudges off to be replaced by Mitsunari Musaka on 84 minutes.
88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Makoto Okazaki.
90' Vissel Kobe make a change. Iniesta trudges off to be replaced by Takuya Yasui on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 3-1 Shimizu S-Pulse. Honours even.

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
Yuya Osako	1
Yugo Tatsuta	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-07-11 Oita 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 Jubilo 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 Tokyo 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.