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Shimizu S-pulse vs Albirex Niigata

Shimizu S-pulse
2 - 0
Albirex Niigata
🕒 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:00 Europe/London 📍 IAI Stadium Nihondaira 🧑‍⚖️ Koji Takasaki 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Shimizu S-pulse 14 · Albirex Niigata 20
Referee Stats
Koji Takasaki
12 matches · 3.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.25
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 17%
Draws 58%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shimizu S-pulse outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (60%).
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Shimizu S-pulse (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25
Avg: 1.26 / 1.32

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36
Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

9
Avg: 0.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
0.47
1.26
GF
0.84
1.32
GA
1.89
47%
O2.5
47%
58%
BTTS
58%
47%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

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

Shimizu S-pulse last 5 home

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-1-4
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.

Shimizu S-pulse trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Shimizu S-pulse score at home79%
Shimizu S-pulse clean sheet at home32%
Albirex Niigata score away68%
Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Shimizu S-pulse score first47%
Shimizu S-pulse win after scoring first56%
Albirex Niigata score first47%
Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Shimizu S-pulse 33% · Albirex Niigata 0%
Avg first goal minute: Shimizu S-pulse 34.6' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Shimizu S-pulse score at home1.26 vs 1.32
Shimizu S-pulse concede at home1.32 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08
Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32
Shimizu S-pulse score 4% below league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Shimizu S-pulse are 22% above league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Shimizu S-pulse goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
46-60 3

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
13
6
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
8
3
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
586
391
Passes Accurate
503
296
Passes %
86%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
26'
26' H. Akiyama
26'
26' 📺 VAR
H. Akiyama
Card upgrade
33'
33' K. Hashimoto
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Capixaba
Normal Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ H. Nakahara
1st substitution · For: K. Matsuzaki
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Okumura
1st substitution · For: T. Arai
62' ⚽
⚽
62' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
K. Matsuzaki
Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Uno
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ Z. Uno
2nd substitution · For: K. Miyamoto
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ S. Ota
2nd substitution · For: Miguel Silveira
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ T. Inui
3rd substitution · For: K. Kozuka
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ Capixaba
4th substitution · For: Douglas Tanque
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ M. Hasegawa
3rd substitution · For: J. Geria
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ K. Taniguchi
4th substitution · For: K. Yamura
78'
78' Miguel Silveira
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ K. Kitagawa
5th substitution · For: A. Ahmedov
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ K. Hashimoto
5th substitution · For: Y. Horigome

Shimizu S-pulse vs Albirex Niigata 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shimizu S-pulse beat Albirex Niigata 2-0 on Saturday, 22 February 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Koji Takasaki. It was played at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

First half: H. Akiyama received a red card for Albirex Niigata at 26'. VAR intervened at 26' for Albirex Niigata (Card upgrade). K. Hashimoto received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 33'. Shimizu S-pulse took the lead at 45' when Capixaba scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Shimizu S-pulse made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Nakahara replacing K. Matsuzaki. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Okumura replacing T. Arai. Shimizu S-pulse extended the lead at 62' when K. Matsuzaki scored, with the assist credited to Z. Uno, making the score 2-0. Shimizu S-pulse made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Z. Uno replacing K. Miyamoto. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 66', with S. Ota replacing Miguel Silveira. Shimizu S-pulse made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Inui replacing K. Kozuka. Shimizu S-pulse made their 4th substitution at 70', with Capixaba replacing Douglas Tanque. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Hasegawa replacing J. Geria. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 77', with K. Taniguchi replacing K. Yamura. Miguel Silveira received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 78'. Shimizu S-pulse made their 5th substitution at 79', with K. Kitagawa replacing A. Ahmedov. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 86', with K. Hashimoto replacing Y. Horigome.

Shimizu S-pulse used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shimizu S-pulse outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (60%).
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season
13 Sep 2025 Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse 0 - 1 22 Feb 2025 Shimizu S-pulse vs Albirex Niigata 2 - 0
2017-2018 Season
26 Nov 2017 Shimizu S-pulse vs Albirex Niigata 2 - 3 11 Mar 2017 Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse 0 - 2
2015-2016 Season
16 Aug 2015 Shimizu S-pulse vs Albirex Niigata 1 - 1 14 Mar 2015 Albirex Niigata vs Shimizu S-pulse 0 - 0