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Albirex Niigata v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Sep, 01:00 BST, Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

It's an away trip for Tadahiro Akiba's Shimizu S-Pulse side on Saturday morning, as they travel to the Denka Big Swan Stadium for a J-League showdown with Toru Oniki's Albirex Niigata. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with J-League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Albirex 33%	-	-
Draw 27%	-	-
Shimizu 39%	-	-
Draw 1-1 13%	-	-
Shimizu 1-0 11%	-	-
Albirex 1-0 10%	-	-
Draw 0-0 9%	-	-
Shimizu 2-1 8%	-	-
Albirex 2-1 7%	-	-
Shimizu 2-0 7%	-	-
Albirex 2-0 6%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Shimizu 3-1 3%	-	-
Shimizu 3-0 3%	-	-
Albirex 3-1 3%	-	-
Albirex 3-0 2%	-	-
Shimizu 3-2 2%	-	-
Albirex 3-2 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 43%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 57%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 46%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 48%	-	-
No 1st Goal 5%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 49%	-	-
BTTS - No 51%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 14%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 16%	-	-
Home/draw 61%	-	-
Away/draw 67%	-	-
Home/away 73%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 70%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 30%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 22%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 78%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	-	-
Home DNB 53%	-	-
Away DNB 58%	-	-
Albirex win to nil 19%	-	-
Shimizu win to nil 23%	-	-

Win / draw / win J-League table

Albirex have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 8 and won 4. Albirex have conceded 48 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Albirex have played 14 games at home, winning 2, drawing 6 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Shimizu lay in 13th place on 33 points in the J-League league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shimizu have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Shimizu have played 14 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Albirex Shimizu
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Kyoto Sanga	28	16	6	6	22	54	l 1-2F	l 2-1F	l 1-2A	Sep 20
2	Kashiwa	28	15	8	5	14	53	Nov 30	d 1-1F	l 0-2A	l 1-0A
3	Vissel Kobe	29	16	5	8	11	53	Oct 25	w 0-1F	w 3-2F	Sep 27
4	Kashima	28	16	4	8	14	52	l 1-2A	l 2-1A	d 1-1F	l 1-0A
5	Machida	29	15	5	9	14	50	l 0-4A	l 1-0A	d 2-2A	l 3-0A
6	Hiroshima	29	15	5	9	14	50	l 0-2A	w 0-1F	d 1-1F	d 0-00-0
7	Urawa Reds	28	13	8	7	9	47	d 1-1F	l 1-0A	Sep 23	l 2-1A
8	Kawasaki	28	12	9	7	12	45	d 1-1F	l 3-1A	d 1-1F	Oct 18
9	Gamba Osaka	29	12	4	13	-6	40	d 3-3F	Sep 27	d 0-00-0	l 1-0A
10	Cerezo	28	10	9	9	3	39	d 2-2F	l 3-1F	Nov 8	l 4-2F
11	Fagiano	28	11	6	11	-2	39	Oct 4	l 2-1A	Dec 6	d 1-1F
12	Avispa	28	9	10	9	0	37	l 0-1A	l 3-2F	w 3-1F	d 0-00-0
13	Shimizu	28	8	9	11	-5	33	Sep 13	l 2-0A	-	-
14	Tokyo Verdy	28	8	8	12	-12	32	d 2-2A	Oct 18	Oct 25	w 0-1F
15	Tokyo	28	8	7	13	-12	31	l 2-3A	Dec 6	Oct 4	w 0-2F
16	Nagoya	28	7	8	13	-8	29	Sep 23	l 3-0A	l 0-3A	d 1-1A
17	Yokohama FM	28	6	7	15	-9	25	w 1-0F	d 1-1F	l 1-3A	w 2-3A
18	Shonan	28	6	7	15	-21	25	w 2-1A	Nov 8	w 3-0F	Nov 30
19	Yokohama	28	6	5	17	-17	23	d 0-00-0	Sep 20	w 2-0F	l 2-0A
20	Albirex	28	4	8	16	-21	20	-	-	w 2-0F	Sep 13

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Win / draw / win form

Shimizu have not won in 7 consecutive away league games

Shimizu have failed to score in 3 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Albirex	1 - 2	Kashima
Albirex	1 - 1	Kawasaki
Albirex	0 - 2	Hiroshima
Albirex	0 - 4	Machida
Albirex	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
Albirex	2 - 1	Shonan
Albirex	1 - 1	Urawa Reds
Albirex	2 - 3	Tokyo
Albirex	1 - 2	Kyoto Sanga
Albirex	0 - 0	Yokohama
Albirex	0 - 1	Avispa
Albirex	3 - 3	Gamba Osaka
Albirex	2 - 2	Tokyo Verdy
Albirex	2 - 2	Cerezo
Albirex	0 - 1	Gamba Osaka
Albirex	0 - 2	Tokyo Verdy
Albirex	0 - 4	Kashima
Albirex	2 - 3	Vissel Kobe
Albirex	3 - 1	Shonan
Albirex	0 - 0	Machida

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Albirex	0 - 1	Urawa Reds
H	Albirex	1 - 2	Kashima
H	Albirex	1 - 1	Kawasaki
A	Albirex	1 - 3	Cerezo
H	Albirex	0 - 2	Hiroshima
A	Albirex	1 - 2	Kyoto Sanga
H	Albirex	0 - 4	Machida
A	Albirex	1 - 3	Kawasaki
A	Albirex	2 - 3	Avispa
H	Albirex	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
A	Albirex	0 - 3	Nagoya
H	Albirex	2 - 1	Shonan
A	Albirex	1 - 2	Fagiano
H	Albirex	1 - 1	Urawa Reds
H	Albirex	2 - 3	Tokyo
A	Albirex	1 - 0	Hiroshima
A	Albirex	1 - 1	Kashiwa
H	Albirex	1 - 2	Kyoto Sanga
H	Albirex	0 - 0	Yokohama
A	Albirex	1 - 0	Vissel Kobe

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Avispa	0 - 0	Shimizu
Hiroshima	0 - 0	Shimizu
Machida	3 - 0	Shimizu
Nagoya	1 - 1	Shimizu
Cerezo	4 - 2	Shimizu
Kashima	1 - 0	Shimizu
Kashiwa	1 - 0	Shimizu
Tokyo	0 - 2	Shimizu
Yokohama FM	2 - 3	Shimizu
Yokohama	2 - 0	Shimizu
Urawa Reds	2 - 1	Shimizu
Gamba Osaka	1 - 0	Shimizu
Fagiano	1 - 1	Shimizu
Tokyo Verdy	0 - 1	Shimizu
Tochigi	0 - 1	Shimizu
Mito	2 - 2	Shimizu
Fujieda MYFC	2 - 3	Shimizu
Tokushima	1 - 2	Shimizu
Kagoshima	0 - 1	Shimizu
Vegalta	2 - 1	Shimizu

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

11 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

9 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Shimizu	1 - 1	Kashima
A	Shimizu	0 - 0	Avispa
H	Shimizu	1 - 3	Yokohama FM
A	Shimizu	0 - 0	Hiroshima
H	Shimizu	2 - 0	Yokohama
A	Shimizu	0 - 3	Machida
H	Shimizu	0 - 2	Kashiwa
A	Shimizu	1 - 1	Nagoya
H	Shimizu	0 - 0	Gamba Osaka
A	Shimizu	2 - 4	Cerezo
H	Shimizu	3 - 2	Vissel Kobe
A	Shimizu	0 - 1	Kashima
H	Shimizu	2 - 2	Machida
A	Shimizu	0 - 1	Kashiwa
H	Shimizu	0 - 3	Nagoya
A	Shimizu	2 - 0	Tokyo
H	Shimizu	3 - 1	Avispa
A	Shimizu	3 - 2	Yokohama FM
H	Shimizu	1 - 1	Kawasaki
A	Shimizu	0 - 2	Yokohama

Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Albirex Niigata of late. It has been 7 J-League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday morning against Shimizu S-Pulse.

	Albirex 20th	Shimizu 13th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.2 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 32% 1 36% 2 21% 3 8% 4+ There is a 68% probability that Albirex will score no more than 1 goal	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Shimizu will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-14 Albirex have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted	-8 Shimizu’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.1 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	1.8 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season

ALB

SHI

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Games scored	17		16
Failed to score	7		8
Scored first	11		11
Goals scored	24		29
Avg. goals scored	0.9		1
Avg. shots per game	7		7
Avg. shots per goal	8		7
Conversion rate for	12		15
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+4%

ALB

SHI

17%

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Games conceded	20		18
Clean sheets	4		6
Conceded first	12		12
Goals conceded	41		32
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		7
Conversion rate against	19%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.3
KickOff rating		+17%

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Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
26	6	2	5
M Hasegawa	M Hasegawa	K Hashimoto	M Fitzgerald

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Hasegawa MID	28	6	1	1 -
J. Okumura MID	26	2	1	-
S Fujiwara MID	24			4 -
K Yamura FWD	23	4		-
M Fitzgerald DEF	22	1		5 -
Y Horigome DEF	20	1	1	1 -
Y Hoshi MID	20		1	-
K Hashimoto DEF	19		2	2 -
K Taniguchi FWD	19	2	1	-
K. Kasai MID	18	1	2	1 -
J Geria DEF	17			-
T Arai MID	17			2 -
D Gomes MID	17	3	1	2 -
H Inamura DEF	16	1	1	1 -
Y Komi MID	16	2	1	-
K Fujita GLK	15			-
H Akiyama MID	15			1
Y Takagi MID	13			-
S Ota FWD	11	1		-
E Miyamoto MID	10		1	1 -
Y Ono FWD	10		1	-
D Yoshimitsu GLK	7			-
R Tashiro GLK	6		1	2 -
K Funaki DEF	5			-
F Hayakawa DEF	5			-
T Shimamura MID	5			-
E Shirai MID	5	1		-
H. Uemura MID	5			-
Miguel MID	5	1		2 -
K Chiba DEF	4			1 -
A Saidi FWD	4			1 -
M Ohara MID	3			-
Moraes FWD	3	1	1	-
Y Wakatsuki FWD	3			-
K Mori DEF	2			-
R Ochiai MID	2			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	15	2	5
M Hasegawa	M Hasegawa	K Hashimoto	K Hashimoto

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Hasegawa MID	6	15	1	2
K Yamura FWD	4	13
D Gomes MID	3	7	1	3
J. Okumura MID	2	7	1	1
K Taniguchi FWD	2	9	1	3
Y Komi MID	2	7	1	3
M Fitzgerald DEF	1	1		2
Y Horigome DEF	1	1	1	3
K. Kasai MID	1	2	2	1
H Inamura DEF	1	4	1	2
S Ota FWD	1	3
E Shirai MID	1	1
Miguel MID	1	1
Moraes FWD	1	2	1
S Fujiwara MID		4		2
Y Hoshi MID		5	1
K Hashimoto DEF		6	2	5
J Geria DEF		1
H Akiyama MID		2		2
E Miyamoto MID		1	1
Y Ono FWD		2	1	1
R Tashiro GLK			1	1
T Shimamura MID				1
K Chiba DEF		1
A Saidi FWD		7
M Ohara MID		1		1
Y Wakatsuki FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1448	62	126
M Fitzgerald	S Fujiwara	S Fujiwara

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Fitzgerald DEF	1448	14	73
H Inamura DEF	1248	17	67
S Fujiwara MID	1058	62	126
Y Hoshi MID	984	22	50
H Akiyama MID	881	18	42
J Geria DEF	796	19	69
Y Horigome DEF	791	33	57
K Hashimoto DEF	781	16	41
M Hasegawa MID	753	24	75
K Fujita GLK	644	1	11
T Arai MID	611	29	59
J. Okumura MID	460	20	70
E Miyamoto MID	409	13	32
K Taniguchi FWD	319	7	46
D Yoshimitsu GLK	308
R Tashiro GLK	295	1	3
K Chiba DEF	281	6	19
E Shirai MID	259	10	19
K Funaki DEF	249	2	12
Y Komi MID	237	11	36
Y Ono FWD	193		24
H. Uemura MID	174	5	15
D Gomes MID	152	23	66
S Ota FWD	152	9	18
K Yamura FWD	132	8	32
K. Kasai MID	129	7	38
Y Takagi MID	115	8	14
M Ohara MID	84	3	10
F Hayakawa DEF	82	3	10
A Saidi FWD	74	1	19
Moraes FWD	45	3	11
T Shimamura MID	45	5	9
K Mori DEF	34		1
Miguel MID	24	1	2
Y Wakatsuki FWD	9		3
R Ochiai MID	4	2	2

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
27	9	4	5
M Bueno	K Kitagawa	K Matsuzaki	M Bueno

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Kitagawa FWD	28	9		4 -
T Inui FWD	28	2	1	1 -
M Bueno MID	27	1	2	5 -
K Matsuzaki MID	25	4	4	3 -
Y Oki GLK	23			2 -
J Sumiyoshi DEF	23	1		2 -
Z Uno MID	23		1	3 -
S Hasukawa DEF	22			-
H Nakahara MID	22	2	2	-
Capixaba FWD	22	2	2	3 -
S Takagi DEF	20	2	2	1 -
R Yamahara DEF	20	1	1	1 -
S Yajima MID	20		1	-
K Kitazume DEF	17		1	1 1
Y Takahashi DEF	15			3 -
Y Yoshida DEF	12			-
M. Nishihara MID	12			-
Y. Shimamoto MID	10			-
K Kozuka MID	10			1 -
A Ahmedov FWD	9			1 -
M Brunetti DEF	8			2 1
M Yumiba MID	8		1	1 -
K Miyamoto MID	6			-
T Umeda GLK	5			-
K Haneda MID	5			-
K Chiba FWD	5	1		-
T Takahashi FWD	4	1		-
M Kim DEF	1			1 -
R. Gunji FWD	1	1		-
A Francis FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	19	4	7
K Kitagawa	K Kitagawa	K Matsuzaki	T Inui

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Kitagawa FWD	9	19		3
K Matsuzaki MID	4	9	4	6
T Inui FWD	2	14	1	7
H Nakahara MID	2	5	2	3
Capixaba FWD	2	8	2	6
S Takagi DEF	2	7	2	3
M Bueno MID	1	5	2	5
J Sumiyoshi DEF	1	4
R Yamahara DEF	1	5	1	5
K Chiba FWD	1	1
T Takahashi FWD	1	2
R. Gunji FWD	1	1
Z Uno MID		5	1
S Yajima MID		1	1	1
K Kitazume DEF		2	1	1
Y Takahashi DEF		1
M. Nishihara MID		1		1
K Kozuka MID		1		1
M Brunetti DEF				1
M Yumiba MID		1	1
A Francis FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1696	39	144
M Bueno	M Bueno	M Bueno

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Bueno MID	1696	39	144
J Sumiyoshi DEF	1108	24	119
T Inui FWD	1070	19	85
S Takagi DEF	908	28	112
Z Uno MID	886	32	78
S Hasukawa DEF	789	13	68
R Yamahara DEF	636	14	46
Y Oki GLK	610	1	13
Y Takahashi DEF	537	11	64
K Matsuzaki MID	489	14	74
K Kitazume DEF	471	12	48
Capixaba FWD	459	30	117
K Kitagawa FWD	431	11	52
S Yajima MID	399	4	22
M Brunetti DEF	348	13	51
H Nakahara MID	314	12	30
Y Yoshida DEF	307	11	34
Y. Shimamoto MID	174	6	23
T Umeda GLK	151		4
K Kozuka MID	114	5	17
M. Nishihara MID	108	6	22
K Miyamoto MID	98	4	8
M Yumiba MID	84	10	15
K Haneda MID	75	1	9
T Takahashi FWD	58	2	19
M Kim DEF	37	2	5
A Ahmedov FWD	36	2	16
K Chiba FWD	15	1	7
A Francis FWD	3
R. Gunji FWD	1		2

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Albirex Niigata v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Albirex have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Shimizu lay in 13th place on 33 points in the J-League league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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