This match features two teams living in the basement of the J-League, Vegalta Sendai holding 13th place and Shimizu S-Pulse lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Vegalta Sendai and Shimizu S-Pulse should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Vegalta Sendai are 0-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Vegalta, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Vegalta enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vissel Kobe's place. The match ended 2-1 with S. Akasaki scoring. Preceding that match was a defeat to Yokohama F. Marinos (0-1).
Manager T. Kiyama felt very clever after S. Akasaki scored the winning goal against Vissel Kobe, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 71st minute.
The Vegalta Sendai fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Vegalta have conceded 9 from these games.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Shimizu, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Impressive finishing from S. Kaneko, Carlinhos and Renato secured the home win 3-1 against Consadole Sapporo in their previous game. A loss against Nagoya Grampus was the result prior to that, in a Nabisco Cup home game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shimizu as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Shimizu's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Vegalta Sendai won six, Shimizu S-Pulse won two and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Nagasawa 7 goals |   K. Nishizawa 7 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 12 | 7.3 |
| 6.3 | 8.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 61 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 7 | 90 |
| 32 | 26 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 34% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 35% |
- All of Shimizu S-Pulse's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have yet to win a game away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vegalta Sendai have yet to win a game at home.
- Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 4 |