Possible nail-biting contest in Shonan Bellmare - Shimizu S-Pulse game

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

J-League: Important and interesting fight between Shonan Bellmare and Shimizu S-Pulse at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Shimizu S-Pulse could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Emperor Cup game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Kawasaki Frontale, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shimizu S-Pulse.

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Shonan Bellmare form and stats

Shonan Bellmare's struggle is real here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka with only 12 points collected from 12 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-6-4. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Bellmare with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Urawa Reds game, 62 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for Shonan Bellmare in their previous match, an away game at Nagoya Grampus that ended in defeat 0-1. The attacker Wellington was "man of the match" for Shonan Bellmare with a rating of 7.41/10. Wellington hit two key passes.

Preceding that match was the home game against Kashima Antlers that was lost 1-2.

Bellmare are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Cerezo Osaka awaits in four days.

Shonan Bellmare aren't scoring a lot here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the league, with only 9 goals from 12 games. From these home matches, Bellmare have conceded only 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Visiting Shimizu S-Pulse has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Shimizu are travelling again after losing away to Kawasaki Frontale in their previous match (1-2).

A 0-1 loss hosting Gamba Osaka before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Shimizu are hosting Kashima Antlers in the J-League only four days away.

Shimizu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Shimizu have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Shimizu S-Pulse - Bellmare 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Bellmare wins - draws - Shimizu S-Pulse wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Shonan Bellmare missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shonan Bellmare Shimizu S-Pulse
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 5 12 24
4 2 2 Won W 2 3 5
9 6 0 Drew D 2 4 9
11 4 1 Lost L 1 5 10
22 9 7 Scored S 8 14 24
29 10 5 Conceded C 7 16 33
79% 58% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
62% 42% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 75%
38% 25% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 46%
21% 17% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 21%
8% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 4%
50% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 50%
33% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 17%
38% 58% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 42%
 
4 3.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.2 4
5.2 5 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.5 5.4
0.8 1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.3 0.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.9 7.8 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.1 9.8
2.7 2.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.5 3.7
34% 30% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 27%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly less corners away then at 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 24 19 5 0 55 15 13 11 2 0 27 10 11 8 3 0 28 5 40 62
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 17 5 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 30 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 30 56
3 Kashima Antlers 24 12 5 7 40 24 12 7 3 2 25 12 12 5 2 5 15 12 16 41
4 Sagan Tosu 24 11 8 5 32 17 12 8 3 1 23 6 12 3 5 4 9 11 15 41
5 Vissel Kobe 23 11 8 4 36 23 11 5 4 2 18 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 13 41
6 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
7 Urawa Reds 24 11 5 8 27 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 11 3 2 6 10 13 1 38
8 Consadole Sapporo 23 10 5 8 32 31 12 7 2 3 23 16 11 3 3 5 9 15 1 35
9 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 13 4 4 5 14 16 -1 35
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 7 10 6 25 23 11 3 4 4 9 10 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 31
12 Gamba Osaka 24 8 5 11 18 23 11 3 2 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 29
13 Cerezo Osaka 23 6 9 8 30 29 12 5 5 2 16 12 11 1 4 6 14 17 1 27
14 Kashiwa Reysol 24 7 3 14 24 33 12 4 1 7 14 18 12 3 2 7 10 15 -9 24
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 5 9 10 24 33 12 2 5 5 10 17 12 3 4 5 14 16 -9 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 24 6 5 13 20 32 12 3 4 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 9 19 -12 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 24 4 9 11 22 29 12 2 6 4 9 10 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 21
18 Vegalta Sendai 24 3 10 11 18 36 12 2 5 5 8 15 12 1 5 6 10 21 -18 19
19 Oita Trinita 24 4 4 16 15 39 12 3 4 5 8 14 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 16
20 Yokohama 24 3 6 15 16 51 12 2 4 6 11 20 12 1 2 9 5 31 -35 15

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 24 19 5 0 55 15 13 11 2 0 27 10 11 8 3 0 28 5 40 62
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 17 5 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 30 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 30 56
3 Kashima Antlers 24 12 5 7 40 24 12 7 3 2 25 12 12 5 2 5 15 12 16 41
4 Sagan Tosu 24 11 8 5 32 17 12 8 3 1 23 6 12 3 5 4 9 11 15 41
5 Vissel Kobe 23 11 8 4 36 23 11 5 4 2 18 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 13 41
6 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
7 Urawa Reds 24 11 5 8 27 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 11 3 2 6 10 13 1 38
8 Consadole Sapporo 23 10 5 8 32 31 12 7 2 3 23 16 11 3 3 5 9 15 1 35
9 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 13 4 4 5 14 16 -1 35
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 7 10 6 25 23 11 3 4 4 9 10 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 31
12 Gamba Osaka 24 8 5 11 18 23 11 3 2 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 29
13 Cerezo Osaka 23 6 9 8 30 29 12 5 5 2 16 12 11 1 4 6 14 17 1 27
14 Kashiwa Reysol 24 7 3 14 24 33 12 4 1 7 14 18 12 3 2 7 10 15 -9 24
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 5 9 10 24 33 12 2 5 5 10 17 12 3 4 5 14 16 -9 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 24 6 5 13 20 32 12 3 4 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 9 19 -12 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 24 4 9 11 22 29 12 2 6 4 9 10 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 21
18 Vegalta Sendai 24 3 10 11 18 36 12 2 5 5 8 15 12 1 5 6 10 21 -18 19
19 Oita Trinita 24 4 4 16 15 39 12 3 4 5 8 14 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 16
20 Yokohama 24 3 6 15 16 51 12 2 4 6 11 20 12 1 2 9 5 31 -35 15

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