Shimizu S-Pulse favourites for feisty fight facing Vegalta Sendai

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (20339 seats)

Vegalta Sendai have reset their minds and bodies following their 3-2-game versus Gamba Osaka and are looking forward to face Shimizu S-Pulse. Here's all the details!

Insights:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in J-League
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Both contenders have had enough days rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an active game!

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

Shimizu S-Pulse's struggle is real here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with only 11 points collected from 13 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-6. The Shimizu manager M. Lotina Oruecheberría might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Shimizu S-Pulse faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sagan Tosu (1-2). The forward Thiago Santana won the honour of being "man of the match" for Shimizu with the rating of 7.65/10. Santana scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Nagoya Grampus the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shimizu S-Pulse handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and two defeats.

Shimizu have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Shimizu have conceded 21 from these games.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

There's been little loot from Vegalta Sendai's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the J-League. Vegalta Sendai only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws.

Vegalta play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Gamba Osaka (placed 14th). The attacker Cayman Togashi got a match rating of 8.41 in that game. Togashi scored two goals and hit one key pass. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Teguramori when Takuma Nishimura scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.

A 0-1 loss hosting Sagan Tosu before that.

We have checked recent matches where Vegalta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were three victories, one draw and ten defeats.

The attacking power of Vegalta Sendai when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. For Vegalta, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Vegalta Sendai - Shimizu S-Pulse 2-3 was the end result in these contenders' previous head-to-head fixture, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu S-Pulse four wins, three draws and Vegalta Sendai three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ShimizuT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
9 goals
Vegalta SendaiT. Nishimura
T. Nishimura
5 goals
Shimizu S-PulseA. de Jesus Santos
A. de Jesus Santos
2 goals

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shimizu S-Pulse Vegalta Sendai
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 5 Played P 4 14 28
5 2 1 Won W 1 2 4
11 5 2 Drew D 1 5 10
12 6 2 Lost L 2 7 14
27 10 3 Scored S 6 13 22
41 21 6 Conceded C 8 28 46
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 86%
79% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 64%
46% 46% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 43%
21% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 43% 29%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 18%
54% 31% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 50%
14% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
39% 54% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 43%
 
4 5.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.6 3.8
5.3 5 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 5.6
0.6 0.9 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.1 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.4 10.1 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 9.6 9.4
3.5 3.7 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.7 3.5
27% 21% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 25% 22%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in J-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

Table
  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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

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