Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 11 Apr 2021 · 08:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
Referee Osamu Akasaka

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

2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-11-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
07 Apr	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–0	W
20 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	4–3	W
17 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
13 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–1	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–3	L
21 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
17 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D

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' And we are off! Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse — let the football do the talking.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' 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.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' Japan international Yuki Kobayashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' The 31-year-old Daiya Maekawa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Shimizu S-Pulse looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
60' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Asahi Masuyama is hanging Yuya Nakasaka on the field on 60 minute.
65' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shota Kaneko is hanging Keita Nakamura on the field on 71 minute.
74' Brilliant from the ! Elsinho makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 74.
76' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yosuke Kawai by Ryo Takeuchi on 76 minute.
81' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
82' Vissel Kobe make a change. Tetsushi Yamakawa trudges off to be replaced by Nagisa Sakurauchi on 82 minutes.
87' A goal from the Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi! He fires home on 87 to make it 1-1!
88' The crowd applauds Ryo Okui as he leaves the pitch. Valdo steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
88' Against the run of play, Kyogo Furuhashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Naoya Fukumori on, Teruki Hara off on 90 minutes.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

24
Gotoku Sakai
11
Kyogo Furuhashi
1
Daiya Maekawa
3
Yuki Kobayashi
7
Yuta Goke
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi C
31
Yuya Nakasaka ↓ Ryo Hatsuse 60'
20
Shion Inoue
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↓ Ryo Hatsuse 60'
17
Ryuho Kikuchi
23
Tetsushi Yamakawa ↓ Nagisa Sakurauchi 82'

Bench

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Valdo ↑ 88'
6
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 76'
30
Shota Kaneko ↑ 76'
29
Naoya Fukumori ↑ 90'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 76'
27
Hiroshi Ibusuki
25
Kengo Nagai

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-07 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-20 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-03-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe47% Draw24% Shimizu S-Pulse29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

70%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

53%

Vissel Kobe or Shimizu S-Pulse

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe35% Draw40% Shimizu S-Pulse25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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