Let's look at this engrossing fixture in the J-League. Shimizu S-Pulse is in the 14th place after playing four games. They welcome Vissel Kobe who are placed 17th after six fixtures.
- Vissel Kobe have the most conceded goals (9) in J-League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the AFC Champions League.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Shimizu S-Pulse have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 2 games.
The Shimizu S-Pulse crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Cerezo Osaka here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. The forward Yuta was announced as "man of the match" for Shimizu with the rating of 7.15/10. Yuta served one assist and hit two key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Shimizu S-Pulse lost 0-2 at Yokohama F. Marinos's place.Early season league goal statistics from Shimizu S-Pulse's 2 home games: 2 goals, 4 conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Playing away, Vissel Kobe, who have the most conceded goals (9) in J-League, have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season.
Midfield player Iniesta was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.44/10. Iniesta scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 87 successful passes (of 102 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting Kashima Antlers before that.The attacking power of Vissel Kobe when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Vissel have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Shimizu S-Pulse victories, three draws and three Vissel Kobe wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 2 goals | K. Nakayama 1 goals |  D. Takahashi 1 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 17% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 10.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 11.5 | 10.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.2 | 11 |
| 5.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
- Vissel Kobe have the most conceded goals (7) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most conceded goals (9) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the worst goal difference (-6) 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
