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Shimizu S-Pulse v Avispa Fukuoka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 12th Sep, 10:30 BST, Iwagin Stadium, Morioka

Shinya Tsukahara leads his Avispa Fukuoka side to the Iwagin Stadium in the J-League on Saturday morning, with Tadahiro Akiba's Shimizu S-Pulse waiting for them. J-League stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. There's so much to explore, with infographics and odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


In-Play
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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shimizu
36%
--
Draw
29%
--
Avispa
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Shimizu 1-0
13%
--
Avispa 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Shimizu 2-1
7%
--
Avispa 2-1
7%
--
Shimizu 2-0
7%
--
Avispa 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Shimizu 3-1
3%
--
Avispa 3-1
3%
--
Shimizu 3-0
3%
--
Avispa 3-0
2%
--
Shimizu 3-2
1%
--
Avispa 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
55%
--
Shimizu win to nil
23%
--
Avispa win to nil
22%
--
Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Avispa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Sep 12
Dec 19
-
-
2
JEF United000000 
Sep 19
May 9
Mar 20
Nov 1
3
Kashima000000 
Mar 21
Nov 20
May 22
l
 
3-2A
4
Cerezo000000 
May 15
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 9
5
Kashiwa000000 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
Mar 6
Dec 6
6
Fagiano000000 
Apr 29
Nov 25
Oct 10
Jun 6
7
Kawasaki000000 
Mar 10
Sep 6
May 29
Nov 21
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
Oct 17
May 29
Oct 21
Feb 27
9
Machida000000 
Oct 21
Mar 6
Apr 17
Oct 18
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Feb 20
Oct 31
May 9
l
 
2-1A
11
Nagoya000000 
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
Feb 20
Nov 29
12
Mito000000 
Apr 10
Oct 11
d
 
1-1F
May 3
13
Tokyo000000 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Dec 13
Apr 3
14
Hiroshima000000 
Feb 27
Oct 24
Sep 19
Mar 10
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
Nov 7
Apr 24
Apr 29
Oct 24
16
Shimizu000000 
-
-
Dec 19
Sep 12
17
Urawa Reds000000 
Nov 28
Apr 3
l
 
2-3A
May 15
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Jun 6
Dec 5
Nov 7
Feb 13
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
Dec 12
-
l
 
0-1A
-
20
Yokohama FM000000 
l
 
0-1A
May 22
Nov 25
Mar 13
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
3
Avispa have lost 3 consecutive away league games
Shimizu 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Avispa 1ST
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shimizu since 2021
Shimizu
Avispa
Goals: Scored
8
4
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
SHI
2
D
1
League games at Avispa since 2021
Avispa
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
SHI
1
D
1
AVI
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Shimizu S-Pulse of late. It has been 9 J-League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday morning against Avispa Fukuoka.

Shimizu 8th Avispa 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Shimizu will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Avispa will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Shimizu have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-19
Avispa have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Avispa
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
SHI
AVI
49%
better
view stats
Games scored2
4
Failed to score3
1
Scored first1
1
Goals scored2
8
Avg. goals scored0.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal19
8
Conversion rate for5
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
23%
better
SHI
AVI
view stats
Games conceded4
4
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded4
9
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
4
Conversion rate against8%
23%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.1
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5113
T UmedaK KinoshitaT FujiiS Oh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Umeda GLK5
-
H Sugai DEF5
-
T Fujii MID51
-
Y. Shimamoto MID5
-
K Kinoshita FWD51
-
R Germain FWD5
1
-
P Seung-Wook DEF4
1
-
Y Honda DEF4
-
K Koizumi MID4
-
S Oh FWD4
2
1
Y Yoshida DEF3
-
M Brunetti DEF3
1
-
Diego MID3
-
M Yumiba MID3
-
Capixaba FWD3
-
K Kitagawa FWD31
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF2
-
S Takagi DEF2
-
S Hasukawa DEF2
-
K Matsuzaki MID2
-
K Kozuka MID2
-
K Chiba FWD2
-
Y Takahashi DEF1
-
Avispa J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6323
T. OkaS MorookaD FukazawaKokoro Maeda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y. Hashimoto DEF6
1
-
T. Oka DEF6
-
Y Tsujioka DEF61
1
-
S Morooka MID631
1
-
Kokoro Maeda MID6
3
-
K Shiihashi MID6
-
S Nago MID6
-
M Shigemi MID6
1
-
T Miki MID61
1
-
Popó FWD61
-
D Fukazawa DEF52
-
Y Maejima DEF5
1
-
K Fujimoto FWD51
1
-
T Nagaishi GLK4
-
S. Usui FWD41
-
K Fujita GLK2
-
K Mikuni DEF2
-
M Tashiro DEF2
-
D Miya DEF1
-
K Okuno MID1
-
S. Takemoto MID1
-
S. Brown Abdel Hanan FWD1
-
S. Sato FWD1
-