Season ticket holders at IAI Stadium Nihondaira haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Shimizu S-Pulse languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Consadole Sapporo will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Consadole Sapporo when visiting Shimizu as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Shimizu S-Pulse have to build on here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the J-League.
The Shimizu S-Pulse crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Nagoya Grampus here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in a Nabisco Cup match. Preceding that game was the away draw at Urawa Reds that finished 1-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Shimizu S-Pulse perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shimizu S-Pulse as a small favourite), we find ten games. Shimizu S-Pulse has won four of these, drawn two and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu, as the Nabisco Cup home game vs Kashima Antlers is only four days away.
The Shimizu fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Shimizu with 9 goals conceded in these matches.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Consadole Sapporo have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far. Consadole has drawn their two previous away games.
Consadole Sapporo go into this game after a win, the home game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima that ended 2-1. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Vissel Kobe.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Consadole in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Consadole Sapporo, three draws and eight defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Consadole are hosting Yokohama in the Nabisco Cup only four days away.
Consadole Sapporo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Consadole Sapporo have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Shimizu, zero draws and seven wins for Consadole Sapporo. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Suzuki 13 goals |  J. Bothroyd 9 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 88% |
| 62% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 12% |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | 64 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 57 | 78 |
| 26 | 25 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 24 | 34 |
| 31% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 35% |
- All of Shimizu S-Pulse's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -11 | 5 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 4 |