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

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J. League · 2025

Yokohama FC

2 – 0

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 05:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Lukian 25' Y

Overview

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Yokohama FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

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

Yokohama FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-06-27 Yokohama FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-09 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Yokohama FC 2020-11-25 Yokohama FC 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-08-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Yokohama FC

Recent Form

Yokohama FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
02 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
15 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–0	W
08 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–2	L
02 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
08 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Shimizu S-Pulse gets underway.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' It’s gonna be a card for Lukian.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Yokohama FC in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
35' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Yokohama FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
45' 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 Akito Fukumori suffering a number of foals already.
50' A goal from the Japan international Kota Yamada! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-0!
55' Hikaru Nakahara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' Capixaba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yutaka Yoshida at the 60 minute mark.
62' Yokohama FC make a change. Musashi Suzuki trudges off to be replaced by Naoya Komazawa on 62 minutes.
67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Kengo Kitazume exits the field as Motoki Nishihara enters on 69.
74' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' Yokohama FC make a change. Lukian trudges off to be replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa on 77 minutes.
79' The supporters are chanting for Hikaru Nakahara. He replaces Zento Uno on 79 minute.
84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
89' Yokohama FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
90' The supporters are chanting for Hinata Ogura. He replaces Yuri on 90 minute.
With this win, Yokohama FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Phelipe Megiolaro
17
Mizuki Arai ↑ 77'
3
Junya Suzuki ↑ 62'
18
Kaito Mori
34
Hinata Ogura ↑ 90'
28
Koki Kumakura
20
Toma Murata
9
Solomon Sakuragawa ↑ 77'
49
Naoya Komazawa ↑ 62'

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Capixaba ↑ 60'
21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 69'
16
Togo Umeda
41
Kento Haneda
6
Kota Miyamoto
11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 79'
55
Motoki Nishihara ↑ 69'
49
Shion Kotake

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryo Takeuchi	2
Shota Kaneko	2
Valdo	1
Kazuma Watanabe	1
Kota Yamada	1
Solomon Sakuragawa	1
Yusuke Minagawa	1
Capixaba	1

Head to Head

Yokohama FC Form

2025-04-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-04-02 Yokohama FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2025-03-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama FC L 2025-03-15 Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-03-08 Yokohama FC 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-03-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

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 2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.4 Yokohama FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Yokohama FC48% Draw28% Shimizu S-Pulse24%

Actual: Yokohama FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

52%

Yokohama FC or Shimizu S-Pulse

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Yokohama FC31% Draw50% Shimizu S-Pulse19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap	Yokohama FC covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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