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Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 10th Aug, 10:30 BST, EDION Stadium, Hiroshima

the EDION Stadium crowd welcome Shimizu S-Pulse's supporters on Sunday morning, as Michael Skibbe's Sanfrecce Hiroshima clash with Tadahiro Akiba's troops in the J-League. J-League statistics are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. You can view it all, with graphics and the best odds available for every betting markets using the tabs.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 78% chance of Hiroshima and Shimizu a maximum of 3 goals combined during this J-League clash according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can get it at top odds of 1.22.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hiroshima are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Hiroshima 50%	7/10	-
Draw 26%	13/5	-
Shimizu 23%	4/1	-
Hiroshima 1-0 14%	5/1	-
Draw 1-1 12%	6/1	-
Hiroshima 2-0 10%	6/1	-
Hiroshima 2-1 9%	15/2	-
Draw 0-0 9%	15/2	-
Shimizu 1-0 8%	10/1	-
Shimizu 2-1 6%	16/1	-
Hiroshima 3-0 5%	12/1	-
Hiroshima 3-1 5%	14/1	-
Draw 2-2 4%	18/1	-
Shimizu 2-0 4%	25/1	-
Hiroshima 3-2 2%	33/1	-
Hiroshima 4-0 2%	25/1	-
Shimizu 3-1 2%	40/1	-
Hiroshima 4-1 2%	33/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 43%	23/20	-
Under 2.5 Goals 57%	4/6	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	4/7	-
Away 1st Goal 41%	15/8	-
No 1st Goal 6%	15/2	-
BTTS - Yes 46%	21/20	-
BTTS - No 54%	7/10	-
BTTS - Home Win 19%	10/3	-
BTTS - Draw 17%	9/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 10%	10/1	-
Home/draw 77%	1/6	-
Away/draw 50%	23/20	-
Home/away 74%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 69%	4/11	-
Under 1.5 Goals 31%	2/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 22%	3/1	-
Under 3.5 Goals 78%	2/9	-
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	8/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/14	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	18/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/50	-
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/14	-
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	15/2	-
Home DNB 69%	1/4	-
Away DNB 42%	11/4	-
Hiroshima win to nil 31%	13/8	-
Shimizu win to nil 14%	7/1	-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima 31%	13/8	-
Hiroshima / Shimizu 2%	40/1	-
Hiroshima / Draw 5%	14/1	-
Draw / Hiroshima 19%	10/3	-
Draw / Shimizu 8%	9/1	-
Draw / Draw 16%	4/1	-
Shimizu / Hiroshima 4%	22/1	-
Shimizu / Shimizu 9%	8/1	-
Shimizu / Draw 5%	16/1	-

Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 1 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Both Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse have scored 29 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Hiroshima have played 11 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Shimizu are in 13th position in the J-League on 30 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Shimizu have conceded 24 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

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	Hiroshima Shimizu
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Vissel Kobe	24	14	4	6	12	46	Aug 20	l 1-0A	w 3-2F	Sep 27
2	Kashima	24	14	2	8	12	44	w 1-0F	d 1-1F	Aug 31	l 1-0A
3	Kashiwa	24	12	8	4	10	44	d 1-1F	Sep 23	l 0-2A	l 1-0A
4	Kyoto Sanga	24	12	6	6	11	42	Sep 13	l 1-0A	l 1-2A	Sep 20
5	Hiroshima	24	13	3	8	11	42	-	-	d 1-1F	Aug 10
6	Machida	24	12	4	8	9	40	Oct 4	w 1-2A	d 2-2A	l 3-0A
7	Kawasaki	24	10	8	6	12	38	l 1-2A	Nov 30	d 1-1F	Oct 18
8	Urawa Reds	24	10	8	6	8	38	Nov 8	l 1-0A	Sep 23	l 2-1A
9	Cerezo	24	9	7	8	4	34	w 2-1A	Aug 31	Nov 8	l 4-2F
10	Gamba Osaka	24	10	4	10	-2	34	Aug 16	w 0-1F	d 0-00-0	l 1-0A
11	Avispa	24	8	8	8	-2	32	w 2-1F	Sep 27	w 3-1F	Aug 23
12	Fagiano	24	8	6	10	-2	30	l 0-1A	w 0-1F	Dec 6	d 1-1F
13	Shimizu	24	8	6	10	-3	30	Aug 10	d 1-1A	-	-
14	Tokyo	24	8	5	11	-7	29	Oct 18	w 0-3F	Oct 4	w 0-2F
15	Nagoya	24	7	7	10	-5	28	l 1-2A	l 2-1A	l 0-3A	d 1-1A
16	Tokyo Verdy	24	7	7	10	-9	28	w 2-1A	Aug 23	Oct 25	w 0-1F
17	Shonan	24	6	6	12	-17	24	Dec 6	w 0-1F	w 3-0F	Nov 30
18	Yokohama FM	24	5	6	13	-9	21	w 1-0F	Oct 25	Aug 16	w 2-3A
19	Yokohama	24	5	4	15	-16	19	w 1-0F	w 0-4F	w 2-0F	l 2-0A
20	Albirex	24	4	7	13	-17	19	l 0-1A	w 0-2F	w 2-0F	Sep 13

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Win / draw / win form

Shimizu have not won in 5 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima	1 - 2	Nagoya
Hiroshima	1 - 2	Kawasaki
Hiroshima	2 - 1	Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima	2 - 1	Avispa
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Albirex
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Fagiano
Hiroshima	2 - 1	Cerezo
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Kashima
Hiroshima	1 - 1	Kashiwa
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
Hiroshima	5 - 1	Sapporo
Hiroshima	0 - 1	Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Machida
Hiroshima	6 - 2	Yokohama FM
Hiroshima	3 - 2	Tokyo
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Kashiwa
Hiroshima	2 - 0	Cerezo
Hiroshima	1 - 0	Avispa
Hiroshima	1 - 3	Vissel Kobe

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

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

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Oita Trinita	0 - 2	Shimizu
Blaublitz	3 - 1	Shimizu

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
A	Shimizu	1 - 2	Urawa Reds
H	Shimizu	3 - 0	Shonan
H	Shimizu	1 - 2	Kyoto Sanga
A	Shimizu	0 - 1	Gamba Osaka

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Hiroshima have beaten Shimizu in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Hiroshima have not lost to Shimizu in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Hiroshima

Shimizu

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

5 / 5

2 / 5

Clean sheets

3 / 5

0 / 5

HIR

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima	2 - 0
Hiroshima	1 - 0
Hiroshima	4 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Hiroshima	2 - 0

Shimizu

Hiroshima

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 6

4 / 6

Clean sheets

2 / 6

0 / 6

HIR

SHI

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shimizu
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Shimizu	1 - 0
	2 - 3	Hiroshima
	1 - 2	Hiroshima
Shimizu	2 - 0

Goal Statistics

	Hiroshima 5th	Shimizu 13th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Hiroshima will score 1 or more goals	0 40% 1 37% 2 17% 3 4+ There is a 77% probability of Shimizu scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+7 Hiroshima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+3 Shimizu’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.7 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.0 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season

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HIR

SHI

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Games scored	19		16
Failed to score	5		8
Scored first	12		11
Goals scored	29		29
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	8		7
Conversion rate for	12		15
Avg. XG for	1.5		1.3
KickOff rating		+7%

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HIR

SHI

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Games conceded	15		18
Clean sheets	9		6
Conceded first	12		12
Goals conceded	18		32
Avg. goals conceded	0.8		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		7
Conversion rate against	11%		14%
Avg. XG against	1		1.3
KickOff rating		+23%

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Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
24	4	6	3
K Osako	R Germain	S. Nakamura	S Sasaki

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Osako GLK	24			-
H Araki DEF	24	3	2	-
S Sasaki DEF	24			3 -
S Higashi MID	24	3		2 -
H Kawabe MID	24	2	1	3 -
R Germain FWD	24	4	2	2 -
S Nakano DEF	23			3 -
M Kato FWD	23	2	1	1 -
S. Nakamura FWD	23	3	6	1 -
T Shiotani DEF	22	2		2 -
N Arai DEF	18	3	2	-
N Maeda FWD	18	1		2 -
D Suga MID	17	1		2 -
S Koshimichi MID	16		1	-
S Tanaka MID	15			-
V Germain FWD	13	1	1	-
Y Nakajima MID	8			1 -
S Inoue MID	4			-
H Matsumoto MID	4			-
T Arslan MID	4	1		2 -
T Yamasaki DEF	2			-
M Ohara MID	2			-
M Júnior MID	1			-
Y Chajima MID	1			-
A. Inoue FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	17	6	10
R Germain	R Germain	S. Nakamura	S. Nakamura

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R Germain FWD	4	17	2	7
S. Nakamura FWD	3	6	6	10
N Arai DEF	3	6	2	2
S Higashi MID	3	5		8
H Araki DEF	3	8	2
H Kawabe MID	2	8	1	3
M Kato FWD	2	12	1	2
T Shiotani DEF	2	4
V Germain FWD	1	5	1	2
N Maeda FWD	1	9		5
D Suga MID	1	3		3
T Arslan MID	1	2		1
Y Nakajima MID				2
S Tanaka MID		1		2
S Koshimichi MID		3	1	1
S Nakano DEF		3		4
S Sasaki DEF		5		4

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1358	49	208
S Sasaki	S Sasaki	H Araki

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S Sasaki DEF	1358	49	168
H Araki DEF	1246	32	208
T Shiotani DEF	1137	24	65
H Kawabe MID	1002	49	98
S Nakano DEF	750	30	121
S Higashi MID	721	25	57
K Osako GLK	671		5
S Tanaka MID	570	36	73
M Kato FWD	559	21	94
R Germain FWD	493	20	123
N Arai DEF	468	17	53
S. Nakamura FWD	453	22	66
D Suga MID	265	12	28
N Maeda FWD	202	5	23
S Inoue MID	185	5	11
Y Nakajima MID	132	10	20
V Germain FWD	123	8	25
T Arslan MID	85	5	16
S Koshimichi MID	73	4	22
H Matsumoto MID	24		1
M Ohara MID	24	1	2
Y Chajima MID	10
M Júnior MID	7		1
A. Inoue FWD	3
T Yamasaki DEF	1		1

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
23	8	3	4
Y Oki	K Kitagawa	K Matsuzaki	M Bueno

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Kitagawa FWD	24	8		3 -
T Inui FWD	24	2	1	-
Y Oki GLK	23			2 -
M Bueno MID	23	1	2	4 -
Z Uno MID	23		1	3 -
H Nakahara MID	21	2	2	-
K Matsuzaki MID	21	4	3	2 -
J Sumiyoshi DEF	19	1		1 -
Capixaba FWD	19	2	2	2 -
S Hasukawa DEF	18			-
S Yajima MID	17		1	-
R Yamahara DEF	16	1		-
S Takagi DEF	16	2	2	1 -
K Kitazume DEF	15		1	1 1
Y Takahashi DEF	15			3 -
M. Nishihara MID	12			-
Y Yoshida DEF	9			-
K Kozuka MID	9			-
D Tanque FWD	9	1		-
A Ahmedov FWD	9			1 -
M Yumiba MID	8		1	1 -
Y. Shimamoto MID	7			-
M Brunetti DEF	5			1 -
K Haneda MID	5			-
K Miyamoto MID	4			-
S Kotake MID	2			-
T Umeda GLK	1			-
R. Gunji FWD	1	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	16	3	6
K Kitagawa	K Kitagawa	K Matsuzaki	T Inui

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Kitagawa FWD	8	16		2
K Matsuzaki MID	4	8	3	5
Capixaba FWD	2	8	2	5
T Inui FWD	2	14	1	6
S Takagi DEF	2	4	2	3
H Nakahara MID	2	5	2	3
D Tanque FWD	1	1
R Yamahara DEF	1	4		2
R. Gunji FWD	1	1
J Sumiyoshi DEF	1	4
M Bueno MID	1	3	2	3
M Yumiba MID		1	1
M Brunetti DEF				1
S Yajima MID		1	1	1
K Kozuka MID		1		1
M. Nishihara MID		1		1
K Kitazume DEF			1	1
Z Uno MID		5	1
Y Takahashi DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1438	33	132
M Bueno	M Bueno	M Bueno

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Bueno MID	1438	33	132
T Inui FWD	978	18	77
J Sumiyoshi DEF	954	22	106
Z Uno MID	886	32	78
S Takagi DEF	765	23	91
S Hasukawa DEF	642	13	61
Y Oki GLK	610	1	13
Y Takahashi DEF	537	11	64
R Yamahara DEF	524	12	37
K Kitazume DEF	461	11	47
K Matsuzaki MID	417	11	62
Capixaba FWD	401	29	103
K Kitagawa FWD	393	9	47
S Yajima MID	362	3	16
H Nakahara MID	309	12	30
Y Yoshida DEF	278	11	29
M Brunetti DEF	196	7	30
K Kozuka MID	110	4	16
M. Nishihara MID	108	6	22
M Yumiba MID	84	10	15
K Haneda MID	75	1	9
Y. Shimamoto MID	71	4	14
K Miyamoto MID	65	3	6
D Tanque FWD	38	1	17
A Ahmedov FWD	36	2	16
T Umeda GLK	25
S Kotake MID	6		1
R. Gunji FWD	1		2