J-League match preview and statistics: Shimizu S-Pulse fight Tokyo

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 20.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (20339 seats)

Struggling Shimizu S-Pulse will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tokyo in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Shimizu S-Pulse nor Tokyo 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.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

Shimizu S-Pulse, who have the most conceded goals (42) in J-League, have collected 12 points from their home games so far after 4-0-5.

The Shimizu S-Pulse crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Tokyo here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in a J-League match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Gamba Osaka.

Shimizu S-Pulse has scored 13 goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Shimizu S-Pulse are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (21 from 9 played).

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Tokyo form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Tokyo playing as the away team this season.

Tokyo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Shimizu S-Pulse. A loss against Kawasaki Frontale was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Shimizu S-Pulse - Tokyo 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Shimizu S-Pulse victories, 2 draws and 5 Tokyo wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Diego Oliveira
10 goals / 3 assists
Douglas
8 goals / 2 assists
K. Nagai
7 goals / 3 assists

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Tokyo missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse Tokyo
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
20 9 3 Played 1 8 20
6 4 2 Won 0 3 13
4 0 0 Drew 0 3 3
10 5 1 Lost 1 2 4
26 13 4 Scored 0 7 30
42 21 6 Conceded 2 6 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 75% 90%
90% 89% 67% Over 1.5 100% 50% 65%
60% 67% 67% Over 2.5 0% 12% 35%
35% 56% 67% Over 3.5 0% 12% 25%
25% 33% 33% Over 4.5 0% 12% 10%
70% 56% 33% BTTS 0% 25% 35%
5% 11% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 45%
25% 33% 33% Failed To Score 100% 50% 30%
 
4 3.9 5 Corners For (avg) 6 4.1 5.8
6 6.4 5 Corners Against (avg) 6 6.1 5.6
1.2 1 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1 0.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tokyo have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Shimizu S-Pulse
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
30-06-19 JL Sagan Tosu 4 - 2 Shimizu S-Pulse
03-07-19 EC Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 0 Parceiro Nagano
06-07-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 2 - 1 Vissel Kobe
13-07-19 JL Gamba Osaka 1 - 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
20-07-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 2 Tokyo
03-08-19 JL Yokohama F. Marinos 10:00 Shimizu S-Pulse
10-08-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 09:00 Matsumoto Yamaga
14-08-19 EC Shimizu S-Pulse 10:00 Avispa Fukuoka
17-08-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 09:00 Consadole Sapporo
24-08-19 JL Kawasaki Frontale 10:00 Shimizu S-Pulse
Tokyo
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
29-06-19 JL Tokyo 4 - 2 Yokohama F. Marinos
03-07-19 EC Tokyo 1 - 0 Toin University
07-07-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 1 Gamba Osaka
14-07-19 JL Tokyo 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
20-07-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 2 Tokyo
03-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Cerezo Osaka
10-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Vegalta Sendai
14-08-19 EC Tokyo 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
17-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 04:00 Tokyo

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 20 13 3 4 30 16 12 10 0 2 23 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 14 42
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 20 12 3 5 35 25 10 7 3 0 20 7 10 5 0 5 15 18 10 39
3 Kashima Antlers 19 11 4 4 34 16 10 8 1 1 21 6 9 3 3 3 13 10 18 37
4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 9 8 1 28 11 10 2 7 1 10 7 8 7 1 0 18 4 17 35
5 Oita Trinita 19 9 5 5 23 16 10 5 2 3 12 6 9 4 3 2 11 10 7 32
6 Cerezo Osaka 20 9 4 7 20 12 10 5 2 3 11 4 10 4 2 4 9 8 8 31
7 Consadole Sapporo 20 9 4 7 30 26 10 6 2 2 22 12 10 3 2 5 8 14 4 31
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 8 5 6 25 15 9 3 3 3 8 5 10 5 2 3 17 10 10 29
9 Urawa Reds 19 8 3 8 18 25 9 3 1 5 7 15 10 5 2 3 11 10 -7 27
10 Nagoya Grampus 20 7 5 8 29 27 9 5 1 3 13 7 11 2 4 5 16 20 2 26
11 Gamba Osaka 20 6 6 8 25 29 10 3 3 4 12 13 10 3 3 4 13 16 -4 24
12 Shonan Bellmare 20 7 2 11 25 32 10 3 2 5 12 14 10 4 0 6 13 18 -7 23
13 Vegalta Sendai 20 7 2 11 22 30 10 6 1 3 15 13 10 1 1 8 7 17 -8 23
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 20 6 4 10 26 42 9 4 0 5 13 21 11 2 4 5 13 21 -16 22
15 Vissel Kobe 20 6 3 11 30 36 9 3 2 4 16 16 11 3 1 7 14 20 -6 21
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 20 4 6 10 12 26 11 2 3 6 7 14 9 2 3 4 5 12 -14 18
17 Júbilo Iwata 20 4 5 11 14 26 10 1 4 5 10 15 10 3 1 6 4 11 -12 17
18 Sagan Tosu 20 5 2 13 13 29 9 4 0 5 9 13 11 1 2 8 4 16 -16 17

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