Shimizu S-Pulse

Shimizu S-Pulse

VS Scheduled Saturday 12 Dec 202605:00

Japan 26/27 J1 League · Matchday 19

Vissel Kobe

Head-to-head overview

20 meetings

Shimizu S-PulseWins: 7
Draws30.0% of meetings: 6
Vissel KobeWins: 7

Goals per match: 3.10
Over 2.5 goals: 60.0%
Both teams scored: 75.0%

Date	Season	Match
2025-09-27	2025	Vissel Kobe2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2025-05-25	2025	Shimizu S-Pulse3–2Vissel Kobe
2022-07-06	2022	Vissel Kobe2–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2022-03-19	2022	Shimizu S-Pulse0–0Vissel Kobe
2021-09-24	2021	Shimizu S-Pulse0–2Vissel Kobe
2021-04-11	2021	Vissel Kobe1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2020-11-03	2020	Shimizu S-Pulse3–1Vissel Kobe
2020-07-18	2020	Vissel Kobe3–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2019-07-06	2019	Shimizu S-Pulse2–1Vissel Kobe
2019-03-17	2019	Vissel Kobe1–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2018-11-24	2018	Shimizu S-Pulse3–3Vissel Kobe
2018-03-03	2018	Vissel Kobe2–4Shimizu S-Pulse
2017-12-02	2017	Vissel Kobe1–3Shimizu S-Pulse
2017-02-25	2017	Shimizu S-Pulse0–1Vissel Kobe
2015-07-11	2015	Shimizu S-Pulse0–5Vissel Kobe
2015-05-10	2015	Vissel Kobe1–2Shimizu S-Pulse
2014-09-20	2014	Vissel Kobe3–1Shimizu S-Pulse
2014-05-17	2014	Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Vissel Kobe
2012-10-20	2012	Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Vissel Kobe
2012-04-07	2012	Vissel Kobe0–1Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent matches

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

Vissel Kobe

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Gamba Osaka0–1Vissel Kobe
2026-09-11	26/27	Vissel Kobe2–1Kashima Antlers
2026-09-06	26/27	Vissel Kobe3–1V-Varen Nagasaki
2026-09-02	26/27	Verdy0–2Vissel Kobe
2026-08-29	26/27	Vissel Kobe1–0Cerezo Osaka
2026-08-22	26/27	Yokohama F. Marinos1–0Vissel Kobe
2026-08-15	26/27	Vissel Kobe2–2FC Tokyo
2026-08-08	26/27	Avispa Fukuoka0–1Vissel Kobe

Shimizu S-Pulse Vissel Kobe

Wins

38%

75%

Over 2.5 goals

25%

38%

Both teams scored

38%

Clean sheets

25%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Shimizu S-Pulse

Home · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–1	FC Tokyo	2	50′ Away
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Vissel Kobe	3
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Machida	4
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–1	Kashiwa Reysol	5	—
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Kawasaki Frontale	6
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Okayama	7
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	0–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	8	79′ Away
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Kashima Antlers	9
10 · Shimizu S-Pulse
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Urawa Reds	11
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		V-Varen Nagasaki	12
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Cerezo Osaka	13
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Mito	14
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Kyoto	15
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Gamba Osaka	16
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Nagoya Grampus	17
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Verdy	18
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Chiba	19	30′ Away
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	20	71′ Home
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Avispa Fukuoka	20	—

Vissel Kobe

Away · J1 League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Vissel Kobe	3
2	FC Tokyo		Vissel Kobe	3
3 · Vissel Kobe
4	Machida		Vissel Kobe	3
5	Kashiwa Reysol		Vissel Kobe	3
6	Kawasaki Frontale		Vissel Kobe	3
7	Okayama		Vissel Kobe	3
8	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–0	Vissel Kobe	3	8′ Home
9	Kashima Antlers		Vissel Kobe	3
10	Shimizu S-Pulse		Vissel Kobe	3
11	Urawa Reds		Vissel Kobe	3
12	V-Varen Nagasaki		Vissel Kobe	3
13	Cerezo Osaka		Vissel Kobe	3
14	Mito		Vissel Kobe	3
15	Kyoto		Vissel Kobe	3
16	Gamba Osaka	0–1	Vissel Kobe	3	90′ Away
17	Nagoya Grampus		Vissel Kobe	3
18	Verdy	0–2	Vissel Kobe	3	16′ Away
19	Chiba		Vissel Kobe	3
20	Avispa Fukuoka	0–1	Vissel Kobe	3	23′ Away

Shimizu S-Pulse Home Vissel Kobe Away

Wins

50%

75%

Over 1.5

33%

25%

Over 2.5

17%

0%

Over 3.5

0%

Both teams scored

33%

0%

Clean sheets

33%

75%

Scores first

33%

75%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

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

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	—	—
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 4	25%

Scoring order known: 6/6 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.

Vissel Kobe

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.50	2.25	2.38
Draws	25.0%	0.0%	12.5%
Goals scored / match	2.00	1.00	1.50
Goals conceded / match	1.00	0.25	0.62
Total goals / match	3.00	1.25	2.12
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	12.5%
Under 2.5 goals	25.0%	100.0%	62.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 3	67%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

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

Goal timing

Away matches

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

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	Shimizu S-Pulse	Draw	Vissel Kobe	How it works
Strength (Elo)	26.5%	23.0%	50.5%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	15.9%	29.6%	54.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.55–1.28 Model expected goals

27.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

30.3% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 20.6%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-120.6%

0-016.1%

0-213.2%

1-111.3%

1-08.8%

1-27.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Shimizu S-Pulse	Vissel Kobe	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1464	1608	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	12	-2	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1511	1515	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
Shimizu S-Pulse	0.12	0.62	0.25	0.75
Vissel Kobe	0.62	0.88	0.25	0.38

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Shimizu S-Pulse	10%	30%	22%	15%	22%
Vissel Kobe	10%	35%	15%	18%	22%

Context

Coming into the match

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

1.33 Shimizu S-Pulse at home, 12 matches

1.50 Vissel Kobe away, 10 matches

84d Days of rest for Shimizu S-Pulse

83d Days of rest for Vissel Kobe

— Manager of Shimizu S-Pulse

— Manager of Vissel Kobe

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

0 Matches for Vissel Kobe in the last 14 days

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

1 Points for Vissel Kobe behind the leaders, and 13 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 Shimizu S-Pulse, the right bar represents Vissel Kobe.

On the ball

20 matches

5.12

corners

4.14

9.62

fouls

9.38

2.0

yellow cards

1.5

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Shimizu S-Pulse	WWWLDLLLWL	1.30	0.80–1.00	3W
Vissel Kobe	WWWWWLDWLD	2.00	1.20–0.70	5W

At half-time

20 matches

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

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Shimizu S-Pulse

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Vissel Kobe

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.