Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Reds have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J-League.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
- Urawa Reds have lost all their away matches so far.
It's no vacation for neither Shimizu nor Urawa Reds 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
Three J-League home games done for Shimizu S-Pulse, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Vegalta Sendai.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Shimizu S-Pulse have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost five.
The manager M. Lotina Oruecheberría will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vissel Kobe in only four days.
Shimizu aren't scoring a lot here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shimizu defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
No J-League points yet away for Urawa Reds, from their first 2 matches. Urawa seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
A 0-1 loss hosting Kashiwa Reysol before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Urawa in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Urawa Reds, two draws and six defeats.
A new game in only four days for Urawa, the J-League home match versus Tokushima Vortis. Busy days.
It's early days yet, but Urawa Reds has scored 0 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu zero wins, three draws and Urawa Reds seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakayama 2 goals |  T. Santos Santana 2 goals |  Y. Abe 2 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 8.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.5 | 7.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 47% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- All of Urawa Reds's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game at home.
- Urawa Reds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Urawa Reds have failed to score a single goal away.
- Urawa Reds have lost all their away matches so far.
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 20 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 1 |