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Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 2-0 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 30Kick-off on October 20, 2018 at 05:00 AM (UTC)IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

Shimizu S-pulse
2-0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Shimizu S-pulse won 2-0 on October 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 19′K. KitagawaShimizu S-pulse
  • 47′Tae-Se JongShimizu S-pulse

Official lineup for Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Shimizu S-pulse

4-4-2
  1. 23K. Kitagawa
  2. 30S. Kaneko
  1. 10R. Shirasaki
  2. 20Crislan
  3. 29H. Ishige
  4. 6R. Takeuchi
  1. 28Y. Tatsuta
  2. 25K. Matsubara
  3. 3Hwang Seok-Ho
  4. 4Freire
  1. 13Y. Rokutan

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4-4-2
  1. 39Patric
  2. 9Masato Kudo
  1. 15S. Inagaki
  2. 36H. Kawabe
  3. 33T. Wada
  4. 30K. Shibasaki
  1. 6T. Aoyama
  2. 2Y. Nogami
  3. 19S. Sasaki
  4. 4Hiroki Mizumoto
  1. 1T. Hayashi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Shimizu S-pulse have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Shimizu S-pulse
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2018Jubilo Iwata(home)5-1J1 League
Sep 29, 2018FC Tokyo(away)2-0J1 League
Sep 21, 2018Gamba Osaka(home)1-2J1 League
Sep 15, 2018Kashiwa Reysol(away)3-2J1 League
Sep 1, 2018Vegalta Sendai(away)1-2J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Kashiwa Reysol(home)0-3J1 League
Sep 29, 2018Gamba Osaka(away)0-1J1 League
Sep 26, 2018Kashima(away)0-2Emperor Cup
Sep 22, 2018FC Tokyo(home)1-1J1 League
Sep 15, 2018Sagan Tosu(away)0-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Shimizu S-pulse win, 0 draws, 5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 2, 2018Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Shimizu S-pulseJ1 League
Sep 23, 2017Shimizu S-pulse 1-3 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Mar 4, 2017Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Shimizu S-pulseJ1 League
Sep 26, 2015Shimizu S-pulse 1-5 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Apr 25, 2015Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Shimizu S-pulseJ1 League
Oct 26, 2014Shimizu S-pulse 1-3 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-pulse on May 2, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Shimizu S-pulse score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Shimizu S-pulse1.71.4310/1511/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1.31.338/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Shimizu S-pulse sit 13th in J1 League (14 points from 12 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 3rd (26 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sanfrecce Hiroshima12822291026
13Shimizu S-pulse12426102014

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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