Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shimizu S-Pulse & Yokohama F. Marinos face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Gamba Osaka.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.0 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shimizu S-Pulse have to build on here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the J-League. 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 seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Cerezo Osaka match.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Vissel Kobe that finished 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shonan Bellmare are coming to town in four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Shimizu S-Pulse means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Yokohama F. Marinos playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Two travels in a row for Yokohama F. Marinos, whose manager A. Postecoglou could celebrate last time after the J-League win against Consadole Sapporo. Ahead of that match was the J-League away draw versus Vegalta Sendai that ended 0-0.
Yokohama goalie Yohei Takaoka was high and low in the Consadole Sapporo game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
A quick return to home after this game, as Yokohama F. Marinos are hosting Yokohama in the J-League only three days away.
Yokohama are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Yokohama F. Marinos have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Shimizu S-Pulse victories, one draw and five Yokohama F. Marinos wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Maeda 7 goals |  A. Onaiwu 3 goals |  K. Nakayama 2 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 48 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |