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Kyoto Sanga v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Sep, 01:00 BST, Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), Kameoka

Home advantage can be vital in the J-League, and Kwi-Jea Cho’s Kyoto Sanga will have the luxury of it on Saturday morning. Tadahiro Akiba’s Shimizu S-Pulse are their visitors to the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka). In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Kyoto Sanga
58%
--
Draw
24%
--
Shimizu
18%
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Kyoto Sanga 1-0
13%
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Kyoto Sanga 2-0
11%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Shimizu 1-0
7%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
6%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
5%
--
Shimizu 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Shimizu 2-0
3%
--
Kyoto Sanga 4-0
3%
--
Kyoto Sanga 4-1
2%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
2%
--
Shimizu 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
56%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
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BTTS - Home Win
22%
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BTTS - Draw
16%
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BTTS - Away Win
8%
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Home/draw
82%
--
Away/draw
42%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
74%
--
Away DNB
35%
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Kyoto Sanga win to nil
35%
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Shimizu win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kyoto Sanga have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 6 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Kyoto Sanga have outscored their opponents by 52 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 13 games at home winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Shimizu are in 13th position in the J-League on 33 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 8 and won 2. Shimizu have conceded 25 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kyoto Sanga2816662254 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
2
Kashiwa2815851453 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Vissel Kobe2916581153 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
Sep 27
4
Kashima2816481452 
Oct 25
w
 
3-4A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
5
Machida2915591450 
Sep 23
w
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
6
Hiroshima2915591450 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 13
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
7
Urawa Reds281387947 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
8
Kawasaki2812971245 
Oct 4
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
9
Gamba Osaka2912413-640 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
10
Cerezo281099339 
l
 
2-3F
Sep 27
Nov 8
l
 
4-2F
11
Fagiano2811611-239 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
2-0A
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
12
Avispa289109037 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
13
Shimizu288911-533 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
-
-
14
Tokyo Verdy288812-1232 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
15
Tokyo288713-1231 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-4F
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
16
Nagoya287813-829 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
17
Yokohama FM286715-925 
Nov 8
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
2-3A
18
Shonan286715-2125 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 18
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
19
Yokohama286517-1723 
w
 
2-1F
Nov 30
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
20
Albirex284816-2120 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Kyoto Sanga have won 5 consecutive home league games
6
Kyoto Sanga have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Kyoto Sanga 1ST
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga5 - 0Fagiano
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
Kyoto Sanga3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Avispa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Kashima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Sagan Tosu
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKyoto Sanga5 - 0Fagiano
AKyoto Sanga4 - 1Tokyo
HKyoto Sanga1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Nagoya
AKyoto Sanga2 - 2Avispa
HKyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
HKyoto Sanga3 - 1Gamba Osaka
AKyoto Sanga3 - 3Kashiwa
HKyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
AKyoto Sanga0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AKyoto Sanga3 - 0Yokohama FM
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Nagoya
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Machida
HKyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Gamba Osaka
HKyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Urawa Reds
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
AKyoto Sanga4 - 3Kashima
Shimizu 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Avispa0 - 0Shimizu
Hiroshima0 - 0Shimizu
Machida3 - 0Shimizu
Nagoya1 - 1Shimizu
Cerezo4 - 2Shimizu
Kashima1 - 0Shimizu
Kashiwa1 - 0Shimizu
Tokyo0 - 2Shimizu
Yokohama FM2 - 3Shimizu
Yokohama2 - 0Shimizu
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Shimizu
Fagiano1 - 1Shimizu
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Shimizu
Tochigi0 - 1Shimizu
Mito2 - 2Shimizu
Fujieda MYFC2 - 3Shimizu
Tokushima1 - 2Shimizu
Kagoshima0 - 1Shimizu
Vegalta2 - 1Shimizu
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShimizu1 - 1Kashima
AShimizu0 - 0Avispa
HShimizu1 - 3Yokohama FM
AShimizu0 - 0Hiroshima
HShimizu2 - 0Yokohama
AShimizu0 - 3Machida
HShimizu0 - 2Kashiwa
AShimizu1 - 1Nagoya
HShimizu0 - 0Gamba Osaka
AShimizu2 - 4Cerezo
HShimizu3 - 2Vissel Kobe
AShimizu0 - 1Kashima
HShimizu2 - 2Machida
AShimizu0 - 1Kashiwa
HShimizu0 - 3Nagoya
AShimizu2 - 0Tokyo
HShimizu3 - 1Avispa
AShimizu3 - 2Yokohama FM
HShimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
AShimizu0 - 2Yokohama
Goal Statistics

Kyoto Sanga have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive J-League outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Shimizu S-Pulse on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Kyoto Sanga 1st Shimizu 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Shimizu scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+24
Kyoto Sanga have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Shimizu’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
Kyoto Sanga
PG (predicted goals)
Shimizu
1.7
0.8
Attack rating
26%
better
KYO
SHI
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Games scored21
16
Failed to score3
8
Scored first13
11
Goals scored40
29
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
0%
better
KYO
SHI
view stats
Games conceded19
18
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first11
12
Goals conceded29
32
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
0%

Kyoto Sanga v Shimizu J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2715107
Y SuzukiR EliasT HaraJ Pedro
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Sugai DEF284
2
-
Y Suzuki DEF281
-
G Ota GLK26
1
-
K Sato DEF26
5
-
T Hirato MID255
1
1
S Fukuoka MID241
6
-
T Hara FWD24410
1
-
Y Miyamoto DEF23
-
S Fukuda DEF2131
1
-
M Okugawa  FWD2172
-
R Elias FWD21154
3
-
T Matsuda MID1922
4
-
P William DEF17
2
-
T Yonemoto MID172
2
-
J Pedro MID151
7
-
S Nagasawa FWD1522
1
-
M Túlio FWD1252
-
S Hiraga FWD111
-
S Takeda MID101
3
-
H Tawiah DEF7
1
-
R. Nakano MID711
-
S Asada DEF5
-
L Gomes MID4
1
-
F Yamada FWD3
2
-
K. Nagata DEF1
-
Barreto MID1
-
Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27945
M BuenoK KitagawaK MatsuzakiM Bueno
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Kitagawa FWD289
4
-
T Inui FWD2821
1
-
M Bueno MID2712
5
-
K Matsuzaki MID2544
3
-
Y Oki GLK23
2
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF231
2
-
Z Uno MID231
3
-
S Hasukawa DEF22
-
H Nakahara MID2222
-
Capixaba FWD2222
3
-
S Takagi DEF2022
1
-
R Yamahara  DEF2011
1
-
S Yajima MID201
-
K Kitazume DEF171
1
1
Y Takahashi DEF15
3
-
Y Yoshida DEF12
-
M. Nishihara MID12
-
Y. Shimamoto MID10
-
K Kozuka MID10
1
-
A Ahmedov FWD9
1
-
M Brunetti DEF8
2
1
M Yumiba MID81
1
-
K Miyamoto MID6
-
T Umeda GLK5
-
K Haneda MID5
-
K Chiba FWD51
-
T Takahashi FWD41
-
M Kim DEF1
1
-
A Francis FWD1
-
R. Gunji FWD11
-