Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse

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๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ Denka Big Swan Stadium ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Takuto Okabe ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 29 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Albirex Niigata 20 ยท Shimizu S-pulse 14
Referee Stats
9 matches ยท 2.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.67
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Albirex Niigata outshot their opponent (18-9).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (56%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Shimizu S-pulse (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 26
Avg: 0.89 / 1.37

Points

19
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79
PPG
1.00
1.05
GF
0.89
1.63
GA
1.37
53%
O2.5
32%
63%
BTTS
37%
32%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th
Shimizu S-pulse rank14th
Albirex Niigata points24
Shimizu S-pulse points44
Albirex Niigata: #20 ยท 24 pts ยท GD -31
51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.
Shimizu S-pulse: #14 ยท 44 pts ยท GD -10
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-7
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Shimizu S-pulse last 5 away

L L L W W
Points6/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% ยท Over 1.5 74% ยท Over 3.5 37% ยท 1H BTTS 32%

Shimizu S-pulse trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% ยท Over 1.5 53% ยท Over 3.5 16% ยท 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%
Shimizu S-pulse score away58%
Shimizu S-pulse clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%
Shimizu S-pulse score first37%
Shimizu S-pulse win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% ยท Shimizu S-pulse 20%
Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' ยท Shimizu S-pulse 31.9'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08
Shimizu S-pulse score away0.89 vs 1.08
Shimizu S-pulse concede away1.37 vs 1.32
Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Shimizu S-pulse score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Shimizu S-pulse are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4

Shimizu S-pulse goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
0-15 7
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
18
9
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
13
6
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
5
6
Fouls
16
10
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
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Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
516
411
Passes Accurate
416
313
Passes %
81%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
16' โšฝ
โšฝ
16' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-1
T. Inui
Normal Goal ยท Assist: R. Yamahara
31'
31' R. Yamahara
39'
39' M. Ohara
40'
40' T. Takahashi
44'
44' M. Yumiba
57' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
57' โ‡„ H. Nakahara
1st substitution ยท For: K. Matsuzaki
57' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
57' โ‡„ M. Yumiba
2nd substitution ยท For: S. Yajima
64' โšฝ
โšฝ
64' โšฝ VAR
T. Takahashi
Goal cancelled
65' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
65' โ‡„ Moraes
1st substitution ยท For: T. Shimamura
65' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
65' โ‡„ M. Ohara
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Okumura
76' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
76' โ‡„ T. Arai
3rd substitution ยท For: H. Uemura
83'
83' Y. Horigome
84' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
84' โ‡„ R. Yamahara
3rd substitution ยท For: S. Takagi
84' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
84' โ‡„ T. Takahashi
4th substitution ยท For: K. Chiba
86' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
86' โ‡„ Y. Horigome
4th substitution ยท For: K. Hashimoto
86' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
86' โ‡„ A. Boudah
5th substitution ยท For: K. Taniguchi
90+8' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
90+8' โ‡„ Y. Yoshida
5th substitution ยท For: K. Kitazume

Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shimizu S-pulse beat Albirex Niigata 1-0 on Saturday, 13 September 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Takuto Okabe. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: Shimizu S-pulse took the lead at 16' when T. Inui scored, with the assist credited to R. Yamahara, making the score 0-1. R. Yamahara received a yellow card for Shimizu S-pulse at 31'. M. Ohara received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 39'. T. Takahashi received a yellow card for Shimizu S-pulse at 40'. M. Yumiba received a yellow card for Shimizu S-pulse at 44'.

Second half: Shimizu S-pulse made their 1st substitution at 57', with H. Nakahara replacing K. Matsuzaki. Shimizu S-pulse made their 2nd substitution at 57', with M. Yumiba replacing S. Yajima. VAR intervened at 64' for Shimizu S-pulse (Goal cancelled). Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 65', with Moraes replacing T. Shimamura. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Ohara replacing J. Okumura. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 76', with T. Arai replacing H. Uemura. Y. Horigome received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 83'. Shimizu S-pulse made their 3rd substitution at 84', with R. Yamahara replacing S. Takagi. Shimizu S-pulse made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. Takahashi replacing K. Chiba. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 86', with Y. Horigome replacing K. Hashimoto. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Boudah replacing K. Taniguchi. Shimizu S-pulse made their 5th substitution at 90+8', with Y. Yoshida replacing K. Kitazume.

Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions while Shimizu S-pulse used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 2 yellow cards, while Shimizu S-pulse got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Albirex Niigata outshot their opponent (18-9).
  • Albirex Niigata controlled possession (56%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse Head-to-Head History by Season