Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

VS Scheduled Saturday 24 Oct 202606:00

Japan 26/27 J1 League · Matchday 12

Shimizu S-Pulse

Head-to-head overview

22 meetings

Sanfrecce HiroshimaWins: 12
Draws22.7% of meetings: 5
Shimizu S-PulseWins: 5

Goals per match: 2.82
Over 2.5 goals: 50.0%
Both teams scored: 59.1%

Date	Season	Match
2025-08-10	2025	Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2025-02-26	2025	Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2022-09-03	2022	Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2022-04-29	2022	Shimizu S-Pulse2–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2021-11-20	2021	Shimizu S-Pulse1–0Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2021-03-17	2021	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2020-10-10	2020	Shimizu S-Pulse2–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2020-09-09	2020	Sanfrecce Hiroshima4–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2019-10-19	2019	Shimizu S-Pulse1–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2019-02-23	2019	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2018-10-20	2018	Shimizu S-Pulse2–0Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2018-05-02	2018	Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2017-09-23	2017	Shimizu S-Pulse1–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017-03-04	2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2015-09-26	2015	Shimizu S-Pulse1–5Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2015-04-25	2015	Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2014-10-26	2014	Shimizu S-Pulse1–3Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2014-05-10	2014	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2013-10-05	2013	Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2013-03-30	2013	Shimizu S-Pulse0–4Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2012-08-04	2012	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–2Shimizu S-Pulse
2012-03-17	2012	Shimizu S-Pulse2–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Avispa Fukuoka0–1Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-09-13	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–1Cerezo Osaka
2026-09-12	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–1Cerezo Osaka
2026-09-06	26/27	Okayama3–2Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-09-02	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–0Nagoya Grampus
2026-08-29	26/27	Gamba Osaka0–0Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026-08-22	26/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1Kawasaki Frontale
2026-08-15	26/27	Urawa Reds1–4Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse2–1Chiba
2026-09-13	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse1–0Avispa Fukuoka
2026-09-12	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse1–0Avispa Fukuoka
2026-09-06	26/27	Kawasaki Frontale3–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2026-09-02	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse1–1FC Tokyo
2026-08-29	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse0–1Kashiwa Reysol
2026-08-22	26/27	Cerezo Osaka1–0Shimizu S-Pulse
2026-08-15	26/27	Shimizu S-Pulse0–1Yokohama F. Marinos

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse

Wins

62%

38%

Over 2.5 goals

62%

25%

Both teams scored

62%

38%

Clean sheets

38%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Home · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		FC Tokyo	2
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Vissel Kobe	3
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Machida	4
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Kashiwa Reysol	5
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Kawasaki Frontale	6	28′ Home
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Okayama	7
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Yokohama F. Marinos	8
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Kashima Antlers	9
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Urawa Reds	11
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		V-Varen Nagasaki	12
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6–1	Cerezo Osaka	13	10′ Home
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6–1	Cerezo Osaka	13	—
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Mito	14
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Kyoto	15
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Gamba Osaka	16
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Nagoya Grampus	17	71′ Home
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Verdy	18
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–0	Chiba	19	3′ Home
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Avispa Fukuoka	20

Shimizu S-Pulse

Away · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
2	FC Tokyo		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
3	Vissel Kobe		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
4	Machida		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
5	Kashiwa Reysol		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
6	Kawasaki Frontale	3–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	1′ Home
7	Okayama		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
8	Yokohama F. Marinos		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
9	Kashima Antlers		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
10 · Shimizu S-Pulse
11	Urawa Reds		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
12	V-Varen Nagasaki		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
13	Cerezo Osaka	1–0	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	62′ Home
14	Mito		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
15	Kyoto		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
16	Gamba Osaka		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
17	Nagoya Grampus	0–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	10	38′ Away
18	Verdy		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
19	Chiba		Shimizu S-Pulse	10
20	Avispa Fukuoka		Shimizu S-Pulse	10

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Home Shimizu S-Pulse Away

Wins

80%

33%

Over 1.5

100%

33%

Over 2.5

80%

33%

Over 3.5

40%

33%

Both teams scored

60%

33%

Clean sheets

40%

33%

Scores first

N/A

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

J1 League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

9 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away4 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	2.60	1.75	2.22
Draws	20.0%	25.0%	22.2%
Goals scored / match	3.80	1.75	2.89
Goals conceded / match	0.60	1.00	0.78
Total goals / match	4.40	2.75	3.67
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	11.1%
Under 2.5 goals	20.0%	50.0%	33.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 4/5 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Shimizu S-Pulse

9 matches

Goals & results	Home6 matches	Away3 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	1.67	1.00	1.44
Draws	16.7%	0.0%	11.1%
Goals scored / match	0.83	0.67	0.78
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.33	0.89
Total goals / match	1.50	2.00	1.67
Failed to score	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	83.3%	66.7%	77.8%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	0	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	0	0
61–75	1	1
76–90	0	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Draw	Shimizu S-Pulse	How it works
Strength (Elo)	63.4%	17.1%	19.5%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	65.1%	21.5%	12.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.84–0.64 Model expected goals

44.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

39.1% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 15.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-015.4%

2-014.2%

1-19.8%

2-19.1%

3-08.7%

0-08.4%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shimizu S-Pulse	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1637	1464	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	25	12	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1510	1511	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1.00	1.50	0.38	0.38
Shimizu S-Pulse	0.12	0.62	0.25	0.75

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10%	25%	12%	40%	12%
Shimizu S-Pulse	10%	30%	22%	15%	22%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.40 Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home, 10 matches

1.12 Shimizu S-Pulse away, 8 matches

35d Days of rest for Sanfrecce Hiroshima

35d Days of rest for Shimizu S-Pulse

— Manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima

— Manager of Shimizu S-Pulse

0 Matches for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Shimizu S-Pulse in the last 14 days

0 Points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima behind the leaders, and 14 above the relegation zone

7 Points for Shimizu S-Pulse behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone

2.50 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the right bar represents Shimizu S-Pulse.

On the ball

20 matches

8.0

corners

5.12

8.0

fouls

9.62

1.75

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	WWWLWDDWWW	2.30	2.80–0.80	3W
Shimizu S-Pulse	WWWLDLLLWL	1.30	0.80–1.00	3W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	3	1	0	1
Shimizu S-Pulse	1	5	2	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Shimizu S-Pulse

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.