Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Vissel Kobe
2 – 0
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Wed 1 Apr 2026 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium 10,069 HT 45' · FT 45'
Katsuya Nagato 28' 1–0
Takahiro Ogihara pen 61' 2–0
Y 74' Kenta Inoue
Thuler 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
  • Assistant 2 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)

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

10
7
5
Vissel Kobe 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe 2022-07-06 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact 4-4-2.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Yutaka Yoshida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' A goal from the Japan international Katsuya Nagato! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Jean Patric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rikuto Hirose on 35 minute.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yudai Shimamoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 45' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' Vissel Kobe make a change. Ren Komatsu trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Osako on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' The whistle greets Hikaru Nakahara as he departs to be replaced by Yudai Shimamoto.
  • 61' The Japan Takahiro Ogihara breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 2-0!
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Kazuki Kozuka is replaced by Masaki Yumiba.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Kenta Inoue.
  • 79' Haruto Hidaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yutaka Yoshida on 79 minute.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Thuler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Nanasei Iino as he leaves the pitch. Gotoku Sakai steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Shimizu S-Pulse share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-02-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Vissel Kobe 2022-07-06 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-03-14 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Vissel Kobe W 2026-02-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2026-02-28 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe55% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse24%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe41% Draw37% Shimizu S-Pulse22%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 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.