Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse pre-match guide

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 03.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

The home advantage belongs to Tokyo in this game versus Shimizu S-Pulse, but the visitors will fight to the finish. Here's the Tipsway match guide!

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

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Shimizu are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Tokyo form and stats

Tokyo have collected 23 points from their J-League home games so far after 7-2-7. Tokyo has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager K. Hasegawa and the players.

The Tokyo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Kashima Antlers here at Ajinomoto Stadium in a J-League match. Midfielder Shuto Abe was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Abe hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 57 successful passes (of 69 total).

Ahead of that match, Tokyo won a home game hosting Nagoya Grampus (2-1).

Tokyo are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Yokohama F. Marinos awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tokyo have conceded 24 from these games.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L7 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.

Shimizu are looking to quickly end their 221 minutes long goal drought in the J-League.

Shimizu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st). Valdo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.11. The defender Valdo won 5 of 10 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Kashiwa Reysol.

A new game in only three days for Shimizu, the J-League home match versus Consadole Sapporo. Busy days.

Shimizu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Shimizu have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Shimizu S-Pulse - Tokyo 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Tokyo victories, one draw and three Shimizu S-Pulse wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TokyoD. Queiroz de Oliveira
D. Queiroz de Oliveira
12 goals
Shimizu S-PulseT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
11 goals
TokyoA. dos Santos da Silva
A. dos Santos da Silva
7 goals

Tokyo missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Shimizu S-Pulse
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 17 33
13 7 4 Won W 1 4 7
7 2 0 Drew D 1 6 11
13 7 1 Lost L 4 7 15
43 26 12 Scored S 4 19 31
42 24 4 Conceded C 8 22 47
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
64% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 76%
55% 75% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 45%
24% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 18%
18% 25% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
45% 62% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 52%
33% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 6% 12%
30% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 42%
 
5.4 5.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.9 3.9
5.1 4.4 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.5 5.1
0.9 0.9 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.4 0.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 11.1 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.5 9.4
4.1 4.6 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.6
32% 36% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 33% 26%
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.
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 33 26 6 1 70 21 17 15 2 0 34 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 84
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 22 6 5 70 31 16 12 3 1 37 10 17 10 3 4 33 21 39 72
3 Vissel Kobe 33 17 10 6 53 32 16 9 4 3 26 10 17 8 6 3 27 22 21 61
4 Nagoya Grampus 33 17 7 9 37 26 17 10 3 4 20 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 58
5 Urawa Reds 33 17 7 9 44 34 17 11 4 2 28 15 16 6 3 7 16 19 10 58
6 Kashima Antlers 33 17 5 11 55 35 16 8 3 5 30 20 17 9 2 6 25 15 20 56
7 Sagan Tosu 33 14 10 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 17 5 5 7 13 19 8 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 33 13 8 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 4 47
9 Tokyo 33 13 7 13 43 42 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 11 12 10 38 33 17 5 6 6 17 17 16 6 6 4 21 16 5 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 33 12 7 14 41 45 17 7 3 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 43
12 Cerezo Osaka 33 11 9 13 42 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 16 4 4 8 19 20 -1 42
13 Gamba Osaka 33 10 7 16 27 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -13 37
14 Kashiwa Reysol 33 11 4 18 33 48 16 5 2 9 18 26 17 6 2 9 15 22 -15 37
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 33 7 11 15 31 47 16 3 5 8 12 25 17 4 6 7 19 22 -16 32
16 Shonan Bellmare 33 6 13 14 33 41 17 3 9 5 13 14 16 3 4 9 20 27 -8 31
17 Tokushima Vortis 33 8 6 19 29 49 17 4 5 8 16 19 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 30
18 Oita Trinita 33 7 7 19 24 49 17 6 5 6 15 18 16 1 2 13 9 31 -25 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 33 5 11 17 26 52 16 3 5 8 11 19 17 2 6 9 15 33 -26 26
20 Yokohama 33 6 7 20 31 71 16 4 5 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 25

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 33 26 6 1 70 21 17 15 2 0 34 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 84
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 22 6 5 70 31 16 12 3 1 37 10 17 10 3 4 33 21 39 72
3 Vissel Kobe 33 17 10 6 53 32 16 9 4 3 26 10 17 8 6 3 27 22 21 61
4 Nagoya Grampus 33 17 7 9 37 26 17 10 3 4 20 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 58
5 Urawa Reds 33 17 7 9 44 34 17 11 4 2 28 15 16 6 3 7 16 19 10 58
6 Kashima Antlers 33 17 5 11 55 35 16 8 3 5 30 20 17 9 2 6 25 15 20 56
7 Sagan Tosu 33 14 10 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 17 5 5 7 13 19 8 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 33 13 8 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 4 47
9 Tokyo 33 13 7 13 43 42 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 11 12 10 38 33 17 5 6 6 17 17 16 6 6 4 21 16 5 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 33 12 7 14 41 45 17 7 3 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 43
12 Cerezo Osaka 33 11 9 13 42 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 16 4 4 8 19 20 -1 42
13 Gamba Osaka 33 10 7 16 27 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -13 37
14 Kashiwa Reysol 33 11 4 18 33 48 16 5 2 9 18 26 17 6 2 9 15 22 -15 37
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 33 7 11 15 31 47 16 3 5 8 12 25 17 4 6 7 19 22 -16 32
16 Shonan Bellmare 33 6 13 14 33 41 17 3 9 5 13 14 16 3 4 9 20 27 -8 31
17 Tokushima Vortis 33 8 6 19 29 49 17 4 5 8 16 19 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 30
18 Oita Trinita 33 7 7 19 24 49 17 6 5 6 15 18 16 1 2 13 9 31 -25 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 33 5 11 17 26 52 16 3 5 8 11 19 17 2 6 9 15 33 -26 26
20 Yokohama 33 6 7 20 31 71 16 4 5 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 25

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