It's been rough for Vegalta Sendai so far, and I guess you could say the same about Shimizu S-Pulse. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a J-League match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Kashima Antlers.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Vegalta Sendai are 2-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Vegalta Sendai shared the glory with Kashima Antlers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The goalie Nedeljko Stojisic was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.71 out of ten. Stojisic stopped the opponent with nine saves. The Vegalta Sendai goalkeeper Nedeljko Stojisic was crucial in the match against Kashima Antlers last time out, making nine saves.
Ahead of that match, Vegalta lost 0-1 at home to Grulla Morioka.Vegalta Sendai have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Vegalta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse have only collected 8 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-2-5 (9 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Lotina Oruecheberría, the Shimizu S-Pulse manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Shimizu are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Emperor Cup against Fukuyama City. The end of the last match, against Fukuyama City, was very satisfying as T. Hara scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
It was a Nabisco Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Kashima Antlers wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Shimizu has another fixture away, a J-League game, against Yokohama in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Shimizu have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vegalta four wins, three draws and Shimizu S-Pulse three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Nishimura 4 goals |  Q. Martinus 3 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 31 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 94% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 88% |
| 72% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 76% |
| 44% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 18% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 47% |
| 3.9 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | 9.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 26% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | 28% |
- Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai have won significantly less corners at 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -33 | 7 |