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

Sat 24th Oct, 06:00 BST, Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Bartosch Gaul welcomes Tadahiro Akiba to the Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima on Saturday morning, as their Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse teams go head to head in the J-League. We've got odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 top betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for these two clubs. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Hiroshima to win

We're predicting Hiroshima will claim victory after 90 mins on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all point in that direction and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. It should be great moment for the home supporters when the game draws to a close at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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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
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hiroshima are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.37.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hiroshima
71%
37/100
1%
-
Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
Shimizu
11%
6/1
8%
-
Hiroshima 2-0
12%
13/2-
Hiroshima 1-0
11%
15/2-
Hiroshima 2-1
10%
15/2-
Hiroshima 3-0
9%
9/1-
Draw 1-1
8%
8/1-
Hiroshima 3-1
7%
10/1-
Hiroshima 4-0
5%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
16/1
13%
-
Hiroshima 4-1
4%
18/1-
Shimizu 1-0
4%
20/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1-
Shimizu 2-1
3%
20/1-
Hiroshima 3-2
3%
22/1-
Hiroshima 5-0
2%
28/1
15%
-
Hiroshima 5-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
4/7
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
27/20
2%
-
Home 1st Goal
61%
2/5-
Away 1st Goal
36%
2/1-
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
4/5-
BTTS - No
52%
19/20-
BTTS - Home Win
30%
15/8
4%
-
BTTS - Draw
13%
5/1-
BTTS - Away Win
6%
11/1
9%
-
Home/draw
89%
1/10
1%
-
Away/draw
29%
7/4-
Home/away
82%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/6
1%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4/1
11%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
11/8
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
8/15
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
16/1
13%
-
Home DNB
83%
1/7-
Away DNB
24%
9/2-
Hiroshima win to nil
41%
6/4-
Shimizu win to nil
6%
12/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
41%
21/20
2%
-
Hiroshima / Shimizu
2%
40/1-
Hiroshima / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Hiroshima
19%
10/3-
Draw / Shimizu
6%
14/1-
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2-
Shimizu / Hiroshima
4%
18/1-
Shimizu / Shimizu
7%
11/1-
Shimizu / Draw
4%
18/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Hiroshima have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the J-League league table. Hiroshima are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Hiroshima have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Hiroshima have played 5 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Shimizu are in 10th position in the J-League on 14 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Shimizu are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Shimizu have conceded 6 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hiroshima
Shimizu
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Machida118212026 
Apr 24
Nov 8
l
 
0-5A
Mar 6
2
Avispa000000 
Mar 10
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Dec 19
3
Cerezo000000 
w
 
6-1F
Mar 6
May 15
l
 
1-0A
4
Tokyo117311324 
Apr 16
Nov 25
d
 
1-1A
May 3
5
Fagiano000000 
Feb 13
l
 
3-2A
Apr 29
Nov 25
6
Gamba Osaka000000 
Mar 20
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
May 29
7
Kashiwa11713522 
May 22
Nov 28
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
8
Kyoto Sanga000000 
w
 
3-0F
May 15
Feb 20
Oct 31
9
Kashima11623520 
Dec 13
-
Mar 21
Nov 20
10
Nagoya000000 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 19
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
11
Kawasaki11542619 
d
 
1-1F
Jun 6
Mar 10
l
 
3-1A
12
Hiroshima000000 
-
-
Feb 27
Oct 24
13
Urawa Reds11605-318 
May 3
w
 
1-4F
Nov 28
Apr 3
14
Shimizu000000 
Oct 24
Feb 27
-
-
15
Yokohama FM11452417 
Nov 21
Apr 10
l
 
0-1A
May 22
16
V-V Nagasaki000000 
May 9
l
 
4-0A
Jun 6
Dec 5
17
Vissel Kobe000000 
Dec 6
Apr 3
Dec 12
-
18
Mito11236-49 
May 29
Oct 31
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
19
JEF United11137-126 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 29
w
 
2-1A
May 9
20
Tokyo Verdy11056-145 
Feb 20
w
 
0-2F
Nov 7
Apr 24
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Win / draw / win form
3
Hiroshima have won 3 consecutive home league games
Hiroshima 7TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima6 - 1Cerezo
Hiroshima3 - 0Nagoya
Hiroshima1 - 1Kawasaki
Hiroshima3 - 0JEF United
Hiroshima1 - 0Shanghai
Hiroshima2 - 1Shonan
Hiroshima3 - 0Urawa Reds
Hiroshima1 - 0Gangwon
Hiroshima0 - 0Tokyo
Hiroshima2 - 1Machida
Hiroshima1 - 1Shanghai SIPG
Hiroshima1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima0 - 1Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Hiroshima0 - 0Shimizu
Hiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
Hiroshima1 - 2Kawasaki
Hiroshima2 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Hiroshima2 - 1Avispa
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHiroshima0 - 4V-V Nagasaki
HHiroshima3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AHiroshima1 - 0Avispa
HHiroshima6 - 1Cerezo
AHiroshima2 - 3Fagiano
HHiroshima3 - 0Nagoya
AHiroshima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima1 - 1Kawasaki
AHiroshima4 - 1Urawa Reds
HHiroshima3 - 0JEF United
HHiroshima1 - 0Shanghai
HHiroshima2 - 1Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Kawasaki
AHiroshima1 - 1Chengdu Rongcheng
HHiroshima3 - 0Urawa Reds
HHiroshima1 - 0Gangwon
AHiroshima0 - 3Yokohama FM
AHiroshima0 - 1Ulsan
HHiroshima0 - 0Tokyo
Shimizu 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mito1 - 2Shimizu
Kawasaki3 - 1Shimizu
Cerezo1 - 0Shimizu
Nagoya0 - 1Shimizu
Shonan1 - 0Shimizu
Kawasaki5 - 3Shimizu
Vissel Kobe2 - 1Shimizu
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Shimizu
Albirex0 - 1Shimizu
Avispa0 - 0Shimizu
Hiroshima0 - 0Shimizu
Machida3 - 0Shimizu
Nagoya1 - 1Shimizu
Cerezo4 - 2Shimizu
Kashima1 - 0Shimizu
Kashiwa1 - 0Shimizu
Tokyo0 - 2Shimizu
Yokohama FM2 - 3Shimizu
Yokohama2 - 0Shimizu
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShimizu0 - 5Machida
HShimizu2 - 2Gamba Osaka
AShimizu2 - 1Mito
HShimizu2 - 1JEF United
HShimizu1 - 0Avispa
AShimizu1 - 3Kawasaki
HShimizu1 - 1Tokyo
HShimizu0 - 1Kashiwa
AShimizu0 - 1Cerezo
HShimizu0 - 1Yokohama FM
AShimizu1 - 0Nagoya
HShimizu1 - 2Fagiano
AShimizu0 - 1Shonan
HShimizu1 - 4Cerezo
HShimizu1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AShimizu3 - 5Kawasaki
HShimizu1 - 1Tokyo
AShimizu1 - 2Vissel Kobe
HShimizu0 - 0Urawa Reds
AShimizu1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Hiroshima have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Shimizu
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
10
2
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
HIR
4
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Draw0 - 0Draw
Hiroshima2 - 0
Hiroshima1 - 0
Hiroshima4 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Hiroshima2 - 0
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
HIR
2
D
2
SHI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shimizu
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Shimizu1 - 0
2 - 3Hiroshima
1 - 2Hiroshima
Shimizu2 - 0
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.8, Shimizu S-Pulse look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that Sanfrecce Hiroshima have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive J-League matches, and it could be a long morning for T. Akiba's men.

Hiroshima 7th Shimizu 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 65% probability that Hiroshima will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Shimizu scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Hiroshima have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-12
Shimizu have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Hiroshima
PG (predicted goals)
Shimizu
2.2
0.8
Attack rating
44%
better
HIR
SHI
view stats
Games scored9
7
Failed to score2
4
Scored first8
3
Goals scored25
10
Avg. goals scored2.3
0.9
Avg. shots per game15
8
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for2.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+44%
Defence rating
37%
better
HIR
SHI
view stats
Games conceded5
9
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first2
8
Goals conceded10
16
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.8
KickOff rating
+37%

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

Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11842
S NakanoA SuzukiS HigashiA Suzuki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Arai DEF11
-
S Nakano DEF1121
-
H Araki  DEF11
-
S Higashi MID1114
-
T Matsumoto MID1111
1
-
M Kato FWD1133
1
-
A Suzuki FWD1184
2
-
Y Nakajima MID101
2
-
H Kawabe MID1011
1
-
T Kawamura MID101
-
S Haller  FWD931
1
1
S Sasaki DEF8
1
-
S Ayukawa  FWD831
-
I Ouchi GLK6
-
K Osako GLK5
-
D Suga MID51
1
-
K Ju-Sung DEF4
1
-
S Koshimichi MID4
-
T Shiotani DEF311
1
-
T Yamasaki DEF3
-
S. Kobayashi MID31
-
T Asano FWD31
-
N Maeda FWD3
-
R. Noguchi MID1
-
Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11234
T UmedaS OhT FujiiS Oh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Umeda GLK11
-
H Sugai DEF111
2
-
T Fujii MID1113
2
-
R Germain FWD111
1
-
Y. Shimamoto MID1011
-
S Oh FWD1021
3
1
M Brunetti DEF9
2
-
Y Honda DEF91
1
-
M Yumiba MID91
-
K Kinoshita FWD91
-
P Seung-Wook DEF7
1
-
K Matsuzaki MID72
1
1
Y Yoshida DEF6
-
K Koizumi MID6
-
K Inoue MID6
1
-
Diego MID5
-
K Kozuka MID5
-
K Kitagawa FWD51
-
Y Takahashi DEF4
1
-
S Hasukawa DEF4
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF4
1
Capixaba FWD4
-
S Takagi DEF2
-
T Hirato MID2
-
W Du-Jae MID21
-