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Shimizu S-Pulse v Vissel Kobe : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Iwagin Stadium, Morioka

Sunday morning at the Iwagin Stadium, and it’s a J-League clash between Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe. Tadahiro Akiba and Takayuki Yoshida will be doing all they can to ensure the win. All of the important stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across seventeen major markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Shimizu S-Pulse's next match is v Cerezo at 07:00 on Sunday 1st June
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Shimizu and Vissel Kobe was on Sunday 25th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 25th 2025
Shimizu 3
2
 
K. Kitagawa 15'57' T. Miyashiro
S. Takagi 24'90' T. Miyashiro
S. Takagi 71'
 
SHI
VIS
Shots On
7
6
Shots Off
3
9
Corners
9
4
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
10
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
Shimizu
 
Y. Oki
S. Takagifootball iconfootball icon
S. Jeranireshōn
L. Yamahara
Y. Takahashi
Z. Uno (M. Yumiba 58')
M. Kai (S. Yajima 72')
M. Bueno Batista
K. Kitagawafootball icon (K. Kozuka 86')
T. Inui (Y. Doi 86')
J. da Vitória Fernandes (K. Kitazume 86')
D. Maekawa
M. Soares Thuler
T. Yamakawa
(R. Hirose 74') G. Sakai
Y. Honda
Y. Ideguchi
(J. Lima dos Reis 46') D. Sasaki
(Y. Kuwasaki 83') T. Ohgihara
(K. Yuruki 74') Y. Ōsako
football iconfootball iconT. Miyashiro
(H. Ide 46') E. Nascimento de Lima

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 mins. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Vissel Kobe coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shimizu
35%
23/10-
Draw
27%
11/5-
Vissel Kobe
38%
5/4-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Vissel Kobe 1-0
11%
6/1-
Shimizu 1-0
10%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
9%
7/1-
Vissel Kobe 2-1
8%
17/2-
Shimizu 2-1
8%
11/1-
Vissel Kobe 2-0
7%
9/1-
Shimizu 2-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Vissel Kobe 3-1
3%
18/1-
Shimizu 3-1
3%
28/1-
Vissel Kobe 3-0
3%
20/1-
Shimizu 3-0
2%
33/1-
Vissel Kobe 3-2
2%
33/1-
Shimizu 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
7/10-
Home 1st Goal
47%
7/5-
Away 1st Goal
48%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/20-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
4/1-
Home/draw
62%
8/13-
Away/draw
65%
1/3-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12-
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%
8/1-
Home DNB
54%
5/4-
Away DNB
57%
4/7-
Shimizu win to nil
20%
9/2-
Vissel Kobe win to nil
21%
5/2-
Shimizu / Shimizu
15%
9/2-
Shimizu / Vissel Kobe
3%
28/1-
Shimizu / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Shimizu
12%
6/1-
Draw / Vissel Kobe
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4-
Vissel Kobe / Shimizu
2%
33/1-
Vissel Kobe / Vissel Kobe
23%
13/5-
Vissel Kobe / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Shimizu have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league. Shimizu are winless in the 8 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Shimizu have conceded 11 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shimizu have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Vissel Kobe lay in 6th place on 27 points in the J-League league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Vissel Kobe have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Vissel Kobe have played 7 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Vissel Kobe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1913151440 
Aug 31
l
 
1-0A
Oct 18
l
 
1-0A
2
Kyoto Sanga201046834 
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
3
Kashiwa19973534 
Jun 28
l
 
1-0A
Sep 13
w
 
1-3F
4
Hiroshima181026632 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
Jul 2
Aug 20
5
Urawa Reds20875531 
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 4
6
Vissel Kobe A18936430 
w
 
3-2F
Sep 27
-
-
7
Kawasaki187831129 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
w
 
2-1F
Jun 21
8
Cerezo19757226 
Nov 8
Jun 1
l
 
1-3F
Aug 23
9
Shimizu Home18747225 
-
-
Sep 27
l
 
3-2A
10
Machida19748-125 
d
 
2-2A
Jul 5
w
 
1-0F
Aug 10
11
Gamba Osaka19739-424 
Jun 15
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Nov 8
12
Tokyo Verdy19667-524 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Sep 23
w
 
0-1F
13
Fagiano18657-123 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Jul 20
14
Nagoya19658-223 
l
 
0-3A
Jun 21
Jun 15
d
 
2-2A
15
Avispa19658-423 
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
l
 
0-1A
Jun 28
16
Shonan18639-921 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
Jul 5
w
 
1-2F
17
Yokohama18549-619 
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
18
Tokyo18549-919 
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
Nov 30
l
 
1-0A
19
Albirex18378-816 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
l
 
0-1A
Oct 25
20
Yokohama FM183510-814 
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
Aug 30
w
 
1-2F
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shimizu 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shimizu2 - 2Machida
Shimizu0 - 3Nagoya
Shimizu3 - 1Avispa
Shimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Shonan
Shimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Shimizu2 - 0Albirex
Shimizu1 - 0Roasso
Shimizu1 - 0Iwaki
Shimizu1 - 2Montedio
Shimizu1 - 1Yokohama
Shimizu4 - 1Renofa
Shimizu1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Ventforet
Shimizu4 - 0TK Gunma
Shimizu2 - 0JEF United
Shimizu3 - 1Fagiano
Shimizu1 - 0Fujieda MYFC
Shimizu2 - 1Mito
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShimizu0 - 1Kashima
HShimizu2 - 2Machida
AShimizu0 - 1Kashiwa
HShimizu0 - 3Nagoya
AShimizu2 - 0Tokyo
HShimizu3 - 1Avispa
AShimizu3 - 2Yokohama FM
HShimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
AShimizu0 - 2Yokohama
AShimizu1 - 2Urawa Reds
HShimizu3 - 0Shonan
HShimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AShimizu0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AShimizu1 - 1Fagiano
HShimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
HShimizu2 - 0Albirex
AShimizu1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HShimizu1 - 0Roasso
HShimizu1 - 0Iwaki
AShimizu1 - 0Tochigi
Vissel Kobe 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Yokohama FM1 - 2Vissel Kobe
Tokyo1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Vissel Kobe
Yokohama0 - 1Vissel Kobe
Kashima1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Shonan1 - 2Vissel Kobe
Gwanju2 - 0Vissel Kobe
Nagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
Shanghai4 - 2Vissel Kobe
Pohang3 - 1Vissel Kobe
Kashiwa1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Tokyo Verdy1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Ulsan0 - 2Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Albirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Buriram United0 - 0Vissel Kobe
Avispa0 - 2Vissel Kobe
Yokohama FM1 - 2Vissel Kobe
Kawasaki3 - 0Vissel Kobe
Sapporo1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVissel Kobe2 - 1Yokohama FM
HVissel Kobe3 - 2Gamba Osaka
AVissel Kobe0 - 1Tokyo
HVissel Kobe1 - 3Cerezo
HVissel Kobe2 - 0Fagiano
HVissel Kobe1 - 0Machida
HVissel Kobe2 - 1Kawasaki
AVissel Kobe1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HVissel Kobe0 - 1Albirex
AVissel Kobe1 - 0Yokohama
AVissel Kobe0 - 1Kashima
AVissel Kobe2 - 1Shonan
AVissel Kobe0 - 2Gwanju
HVissel Kobe2 - 0Gwanju
HVissel Kobe0 - 1Avispa
HVissel Kobe1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AVissel Kobe2 - 2Nagoya
AVissel Kobe2 - 4Shanghai
HVissel Kobe0 - 0Urawa Reds
HVissel Kobe4 - 0Shanghai SIPG
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
SHI
2
D
2
VIS
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shimizu
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Vissel Kobe
Shimizu3 - 1
Shimizu2 - 1
Draw3 - 3Draw
League games at Vissel Kobe since 2018
Vissel Kobe
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
0 / 5
SHI
1
D
2
VIS
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Vissel Kobe3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 4Shimizu
Goal Statistics
Shimizu 9th Vissel Kobe 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Shimizu will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Vissel Kobe will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Shimizu have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Vissel Kobe’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Vissel Kobe
1.2
1.2
Attack rating
8%
better
SHI
VIS
view stats
Games scored12
11
Failed to score5
5
Scored first8
8
Goals scored21
18
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
12
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
SHI
VIS
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
11
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first9
7
Goals conceded20
15
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+17%

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

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18833
Y OkiK KitagawaK MatsuzakiZ Uno
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK18
2
-
S Takagi DEF1422
1
-
Y Takahashi DEF12
2
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF131
-
R Yamahara  DEF11
-
Z Uno MID171
3
-
M Bueno MID1812
2
-
K Matsuzaki MID1543
1
-
T Inui MID1821
-
Capixaba MID1312
1
-
K Kitagawa FWD188
3
-
Subs
Y. Inokoshi GLK
-
S Hasukawa DEF12
-
K Kitazume DEF151
1
1
K Kozuka MID8
-
H Nakahara MID151
-
M Yumiba MID71
1
-
S Yajima MID11
-
M. Nishihara MID10
-
Vissel Kobe J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17533
D MaekawaErikThulerThuler
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Maekawa GLK17
-
G Sakai DEF131
1
-
T Yamakawa DEF17
-
Thuler DEF1413
3
-
Y Honda DEF123
2
-
Y Ideguchi MID1311
-
T Ogihara MID162
1
-
T Miyashiro MID1342
-
Erik FWD1252
1
-
Y Osako FWD1641
-
D Sasaki FWD1723
-
Subs
S Arai GLK
-
T Iwanami DEF2
1
-
R Hirose DEF151
-
K Yuruki MID1011
1
-
H Ide MID7
-
Y Kuwasaki MID12
1
-
K Yamauchi MID6
1
-
Klismahn MID5
-
J Patric FWD7
1
-