Saturday , 15 August 2026

Yokohama F.Marinos vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Yokohama F.Marinos
2 – 3
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Wed 16 Apr 2025 · 10:00 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jun Amano 86' Y
Thomas Deng 90' Y
Y 90' Capixaba

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama F.Marinos vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Nissan Stadium.

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

7
1
4
Yokohama F.Marinos 12 games · Avg 3.8 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-07-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Yokohama F.Marinos 2022-03-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Yokohama F.Marinos 2021-05-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Yokohama F.Marinos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–3 L
12 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 1–2 L
09 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 3–3 D
05 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
02 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
29 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 3–2 W
12 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
06 Apr Yokohama FC A 0–2 L
02 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
29 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
16 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Yokohama F.Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse
#18 Position #7
20 Points 24
18 Played 18
6 / 0 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
31 Scored 40
35 Conceded 42
-4 GD -2
1.11 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 44%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Yokohama F.Marinos are 18th (20 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Yokohama F·Marinos is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Yokohama F·Marinos in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
  • 15' Yokohama F·Marinos is showing some good football. However, Yokohama F·Marinos are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Yokohama F·Marinos are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tadahiro Akiba will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' Daiya Tono makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Yokohama F.Marinos are in front.
  • 34' Japan international Shinya Yajima has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuji Takahashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Yokohama F·Marinos.
  • 44' Shimizu S-Pulse are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The whistle greets Kento Haneda as he departs to be replaced by Takashi Inui.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Asahi Uenaka makes it 0-2.
  • 54' Brilliant from the ! Hikaru Nakahara makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Yokohama F·Marinos side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Kenta Inoue is replaced by Kai Matsuzaki on 67 minute.
  • 70' Kodjo Aziangbe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and Yokohama F.Marinos are in front.
  • 75' 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 Il-kyu Park suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Yokohama F.Marinos ring the changes. Yan Santos has done his job and it is now time for Elber to step up.
  • 82' What a moment for Takashi Inui! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' Another substitution for Yokohama F.Marinos to replace Zento Uno by Jun Amano on 84 minute.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jun Amano.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Thomas Deng.
  • Yokohama F·Marinos will have plenty to reflect on. Shimizu S-Pulse were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Yokohama F.Marinos Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Holland

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leo Ceara 5
Kenta Nishizawa 4
Elber 3
Marcos Junior 2
Douglas 2
Junior Santos 2
Ryuta Koike 2
Yuta Kamiya 2

Head to Head

2025-04-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-07-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Yokohama F.Marinos 2022-03-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Yokohama F.Marinos 2021-05-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Yokohama F.Marinos Form

2025-04-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-12 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2025-04-05 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-04-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2025-03-29 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-04-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Yokohama F.Marinos xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Yokohama F.Marinos or Shimizu S-Pulse 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama F.Marinos43% Draw24% Shimizu S-Pulse33%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Yokohama F.Marinos or Draw
67%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
57%
Yokohama F.Marinos or Shimizu S-Pulse
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama F.Marinos34% Draw38% Shimizu S-Pulse28%
Actual: Yokohama F.Marinos win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama F.Marinos

Handicap Yokohama F.Marinos covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama F.Marinos keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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