This match features two teams living in the basement of the J-League, Yokohama holding 15th place and Shimizu S-Pulse lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Shimizu S-Pulse could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Consadole Sapporo, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Yokohama form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Yokohama have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 13 games.
Yokohama drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 8th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vissel Kobe in a game that was won 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Yokohama have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost one.
The manager T. Shimotaira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cerezo Osaka in only four days.
Yokohama has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Yokohama have conceded 25 from these games.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse, who have the most conceded goals (61) in J-League, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-4-9 (14 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Shimizu, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus Consadole Sapporo (placed 13th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Cerezo Osaka.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Consadole Sapporo was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shimizu S-Pulse playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Shimizu wins, four draws and four defeats.
After this away game Shimizu S-Pulse return home for a J-League game against Shonan Bellmare. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Shimizu when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. For Shimizu S-Pulse, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Yokohama and Shimizu S-Pulse have met before this season: Shimizu S-Pulse - Yokohama 2-3. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Yokohama victory, one draw and three Shimizu S-Pulse wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. de Souza Júnior 8 goals |  Y. Matsuo 7 goals | K. Saito 5 goals |
Yokohama missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Yokohama | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 33 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 38 |
| 52 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 32 | 61 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 82% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 61% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 79% |
| 32% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 31% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 25% |
| 57% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 79% |
| 14% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 11% |
| 32% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 213 | 115 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 135 | 304 |
| 78 | 38 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 44 | 109 |
| 42% | 45% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 32% |
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the fewest clean sheets (3) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the fewest points (7) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the fewest scored goals (11) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals (32) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals (61) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the the worst goal difference (-21) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Yokohama has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in J-League
- Yokohama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Yokohama haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 49 | 72 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 55 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -23 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -27 | 18 |