Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shimizu S-Pulse & Sanfrecce Hiroshima face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Last season, Shimizu's Ybc Levain Cup journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the J-League, Shimizu S-Pulse have managed 0 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. 1W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Shimizu S-Pulse. With eight home J-League games in a row without a win, the Shimizu fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Cerezo Osaka game long ago, can be stopped today. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Shimizu S-Pulse.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Shonan Bellmare in the J-League last time out and are looking for a win here. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Ybc Levain Cup home game that ended 0-0 versus Yokohama F. Marinos.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu as they are travelling to their away game against Oita Trinita in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shimizu S-Pulse here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the group stage last season.2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sanfrecce Hiroshima playing as the away team in the J-League this season. When we have look at the Ybc Levain Cup statistics, we find 0W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Avispa Fukuoka with 1-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, in the Ybc Levain Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Vegalta Sendai.
The schedule is very tough for Sanfrecce now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Vissel Kobe is waiting in only three days.
Sanfrecce are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Shimizu S-Pulse 0-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Shimizu won two, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 3 goals |   Y. Asano 3 goals | K. Nakayama 2 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -25 | 2 |