Season ticket holders at IAI Stadium Nihondaira haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Shimizu S-Pulse languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Shonan Bellmare will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
- Shonan Bellmare have scored at least twice as many goals away as Shimizu S-Pulse have scored home.
It's no vacation for neither Shimizu S-Pulse nor Shonan Bellmare as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Shimizu S-Pulse are 0-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Shimizu are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, having lost their two previous games here.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shimizu, who played 0-0 against Yokohama F. Marinos. That match was also played at this venue (IAI Stadium Nihondaira). Before that, Shimizu played out a J-League draw 0-0 when visiting Gamba Osaka.
This is expected to be a close game, with Shimizu 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 twelve games. Shimizu S-Pulse has won three of these, drawn two and lost seven.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima are coming to town in three days.
Shimizu S-Pulse has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shimizu defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Shonan Bellmare playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
295 minutes! That's how long the Bellmare goalkeeper Kosei Tani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Bellmare has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Kashiwa Reysol for a Nabisco Cup game that ended a draw (1-1). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Vissel Kobe in the J-League.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Shonan Bellmare in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bellmare, one draw and two defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Shonan Bellmare now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Nabisco Cup game at Urawa Reds is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bellmare have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. Shonan Bellmare's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Shimizu victories, two draws and four Shonan Bellmare wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakayama 2 goals |  T. Okamoto 2 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 50% | 75% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 33% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 47% |
- Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shonan Bellmare have scored at least twice as many goals away as Shimizu S-Pulse have scored home.
- Shonan Bellmare have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |