Yokohama FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Yokohama FC vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.
- Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
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 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 history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Yokohama FC and Shimizu S-Pulse is underway.
- 5' Yokohama FC 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.
- 10' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It’s a booking for Yokohama FC player. Lukian gets a card.
- 30' Yokohama FC is showing some good football. However, Yokohama FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuya Oki made 447 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Yokohama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' Kota Yamada puts Yokohama FC on the lead.
- 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 60' Capixaba is replacing Yutaka Yoshida for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Naoya Komazawa. He replaces Musashi Suzuki on 62 minute.
- 67' 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 Musashi Suzuki suffering a number of foals already.
- 69' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 69 minute. Kengo Kitazume leaves to be changed by Motoki Nishihara.
- 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Yokohama FC that had 143 games and scored 139 goals.
- 77' The Yokohama FC manager makes a substitution. Lukian departs to be replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa.
- 79' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Zento Uno departs to be replaced by Hikaru Nakahara.
- 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Towa Yamane, as he is very good at scoring at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Yokohama FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hinata Ogura is hanging Yuri on the field on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Lineups
Yokohama FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Musashi Suzuki ↓ Naoya Komazawa 62'
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Kota Yamada ↓ Mizuki Arai 77'
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Yuri ↓ Hinata Ogura 90'
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Towa Yamane ↓ Junya Suzuki 62'
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Lukian ↓ Solomon Sakuragawa 77'
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Bench
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Mizuki Arai ↑ 77'
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Junya Suzuki ↑ 62'
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Hinata Ogura ↑ 90'
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Solomon Sakuragawa ↑ 77'
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Naoya Komazawa ↑ 62'
Coach Shuhei YomodaShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Capixaba 60'
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Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Shinya Yajima 69'
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Zento Uno ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 79'
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Bench
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Capixaba ↑ 60'
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Shinya Yajima ↑ 69'
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Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 79'
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Motoki Nishihara ↑ 69'
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Coach Tadahiro Akiba -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryo Takeuchi 2 Shota Kaneko 2 Yusuke Matsuo 1 Dutra Junior 1 Tatsuki Seko 1 Thiago Santana 1 Kohei Tezuka 1 Valdo 1 Head to Head
Yokohama FC Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.4 Yokohama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Yokohama FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.38Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 11.8%0 – 0 11.3%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 6%2 – 2 4.3%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 4%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.