This match features two squads living in the basement of the J-League, Shimizu S-Pulse at 17th place and Júbilo Iwata lying 18th. A decent chance for one of the squads to boost their position.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have the fewest points (13) at home in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals (54) in J-League
Shimizu S-Pulse and Júbilo Iwata should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
With 2 J-League wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Shimizu S-Pulse are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Shimizu S-Pulse hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Avispa Fukuoka, Gamba Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse, Shonan Bellmare and Kyoto Sanga), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
No payout for Shimizu S-Pulse in their previous match, an away game at Kawasaki Frontale that ended in defeat 2-3. Midfielder Junior was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.61 (out of ten) in that game. Junior scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Avispa Fukuoka.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shimizu S-Pulse handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Shimizu has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Shimizu S-Pulse has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Júbilo Iwata have only collected 10 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-4-9 (15 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Júbilo Iwata, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 1st) last time out. Hooray; their first victory in the league after seven matches not winning. Júbilo goalie Miura was high and low in the Yokohama F. Marinos game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Miura got the top player rating of the team with 8.85/10. Miura topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 3-3 draw at home vs Kashima Antlers.We have checked recent matches where Júbilo Iwata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Look out: 10 of the last 13 league games featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Júbilo Iwata as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Júbilo have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head encounter ended Júbilo Iwata - Shimizu S-Pulse 1-2, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Shimizu S-Pulse won six, Júbilo Iwata were winners in two and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 12 goals |   Y. Suzuki 6 goals | F. González Lasso 6 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 48 | 27 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 26 | 54 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 87% | 94% |
| 87% | 87% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 77% |
| 48% | 53% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 52% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 32% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 13% | 13% |
| 65% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 55% |
| 23% | 13% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 13% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 53% | 39% |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.4 | 10.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 32% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 33% |
| 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
- Júbilo Iwata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (4) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest points (10) away in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest scored goals (10) away in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals (54) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the the worst goal difference (-23) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have the fewest points (13) at home in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 62 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 54 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 44 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 40 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -12 | 35 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 34 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 33 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | -8 | 32 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -23 | 28 |
