Ybc Levain Cup: Shimizu S-Pulse - Vegalta Sendai prediction and detailed statistics

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Competition: Japan Ybc Levain Cup
Competition: Wed 05.May
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (20339 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shimizu S-Pulse & Vegalta Sendai 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.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

Shimizu S-Pulse was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.

The story so far in the J-League for Shimizu S-Pulse at their home stadium (IAI Stadium Nihondaira) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. 1W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Shimizu S-Pulse. Shimizu are slowly digging their own grave here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Cerezo Osaka match.

Ahead of that match, Shimizu lost 1-2 at home to Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shimizu handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and two defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Shimizu S-Pulse as they have a new game in only four days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Yokohama are visiting.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shimizu here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Shimizu have conceded 8 from these games.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

Vegalta Sendai's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the group stage.

Vegalta Sendai have only collected 2 points from their away games in the J-League, after 0-2-5 (7 played). When we have look at the Ybc Levain Cup statistics, we find 1W-0D-3L. This is both home and away.

Impressive finishing from Takuma Nishimura secured the home win 1-0 against Kashiwa Reysol in their previous game. A loss against Yokohama F. Marinos was the result prior to that, in a Ybc Levain Cup home game.

We have checked recent matches where Vegalta Sendai have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were two victories, two draws and ten defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Urawa Reds.

The attacking power of Vegalta Sendai when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Vegalta have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Vegalta Sendai - Shimizu 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Shimizu, three draws and five wins for Vegalta Sendai. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

ShimizuT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
3 goals
Shimizu S-PulseK. Nakayama
K. Nakayama
2 goals
Vegalta SendaiT. Nishimura
T. Nishimura
2 goals

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shimizu S-Pulse Vegalta Sendai
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
7 2   Won W   5 6
9 6   Drew D   2 6
9 4   Lost L   6 13
29 15   Scored S   17 24
33 18   Conceded C   19 42
84% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 88%
72% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 64%
48% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 48%
32% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 36%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 16%
56% 67%   BTTS BTTS   46% 40%
24% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 32%
36% 33%   Failed to Score F T   23% 40%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.4 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.2 9.6   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 9
3.4 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 3
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 32%

  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 4 3 1 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 9 10
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 6 -5 4
4 Vegalta Sendai 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 -4 3
  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 13 11 2 0 34 8 8 7 1 0 15 4 5 4 1 0 19 4 26 35
2 Nagoya Grampus 13 9 2 2 16 7 7 4 1 2 8 6 6 5 1 0 8 1 9 29
3 Sagan Tosu 13 8 2 3 19 5 7 5 1 1 14 1 6 3 1 2 5 4 14 26
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 11 7 3 1 23 8 6 4 2 0 14 4 5 3 1 1 9 4 15 24
5 Vissel Kobe 12 6 5 1 18 10 6 3 2 1 7 3 6 3 3 0 11 7 8 23
6 Cerezo Osaka 13 6 3 4 19 14 8 5 2 1 11 6 5 1 1 3 8 8 5 21
7 Avispa Fukuoka 13 5 4 4 16 16 6 3 0 3 7 7 7 2 4 1 9 9 0 19
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 4 5 4 16 15 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 2 3 2 11 10 1 17
9 Urawa Reds 12 5 2 5 11 17 7 4 2 1 9 9 5 1 0 4 2 8 -6 17
10 Kashima Antlers 11 4 3 4 15 13 6 2 2 2 8 8 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 15
11 Tokyo 12 4 3 5 17 21 8 4 0 4 15 18 4 0 3 1 2 3 -4 15
12 Tokushima Vortis 13 4 2 7 12 18 5 2 1 2 5 5 8 2 1 5 7 13 -6 14
13 Kashiwa Reysol 12 4 1 7 12 14 5 3 0 2 9 5 7 1 1 5 3 9 -2 13
14 Consadole Sapporo 11 3 3 5 17 17 5 2 1 2 13 11 6 1 2 3 4 6 0 12
15 Shonan Bellmare 12 2 6 4 10 12 6 1 4 1 3 2 6 1 2 3 7 10 -2 12
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 12 2 5 5 10 15 5 0 3 2 3 8 7 2 2 3 7 7 -5 11
17 Oita Trinita 11 2 2 7 8 17 6 1 2 3 4 9 5 1 0 4 4 8 -9 8
18 Gamba Osaka 8 1 4 3 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 2 5 -3 7
19 Vegalta Sendai 11 1 3 7 8 23 4 1 1 2 2 7 7 0 2 5 6 16 -15 6
20 Yokohama 12 0 2 10 7 35 6 0 2 4 5 15 6 0 0 6 2 20 -28 2

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 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 3 1 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 9 10
2 Shimizu S-Pulse 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 6 -5 4
4 Vegalta Sendai 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 -4 3

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