Shimizu S-pulse vs Kyoto Sanga

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🕒 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 04:00 Europe/London 📍 IAI Stadium Nihondaira 🧑‍⚖️ Mikuriya, Takafumi 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Shimizu S-pulse 14 · Kyoto Sanga 3
Referee Stats
7 matches · 2.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.14
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.43
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 29%
Draws 29%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (57%).

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
Kyoto Sanga (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

33 / 23
Avg: 1.74 / 1.21

Points

35
Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

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
1.84
1.26
GF
1.74
1.32
GA
1.21
47%
O2.5
63%
58%
BTTS
68%
47%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Shimizu S-pulse rank14th
Kyoto Sanga rank3rd
Shimizu S-pulse points44
Kyoto Sanga points68
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.
Kyoto Sanga: #3 · 68 pts · GD +22
7 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-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.

Kyoto Sanga last 5 away

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals9-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Kyoto Sanga trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Shimizu S-pulse score at home79%
Shimizu S-pulse clean sheet at home32%
Kyoto Sanga score away89%
Kyoto Sanga clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Shimizu S-pulse score first47%
Shimizu S-pulse win after scoring first56%
Kyoto Sanga score first37%
Kyoto Sanga win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Shimizu S-pulse 33% · Kyoto Sanga 67%
Avg first goal minute: Shimizu S-pulse 34.6' · Kyoto Sanga 29.4'

Vs league average

Shimizu S-pulse score at home1.26 vs 1.32
Shimizu S-pulse concede at home1.32 vs 1.08
Kyoto Sanga score away1.74 vs 1.08
Kyoto Sanga concede away1.21 vs 1.32
Shimizu S-pulse score 4% below league average, while Kyoto Sanga score 61% above league average.
Defensive side: Shimizu S-pulse are 22% above league average at home, and Kyoto Sanga are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Kyoto Sanga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 10
76-90+ 9
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
11
8
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
9
20
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
463
352
Passes Accurate
353
240
Passes %
76%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
16'
16' Patrick William
1st substitution · For: H. Tawiah
38'
38' Goal · 0-1
Rafael Elias
Penalty
59'
59' T. Matsuda
2nd substitution · For: João Pedro
59'
59' T. Yonemoto
3rd substitution · For: S. Kawasaki
60'
60' K. Sato
67'
67' Goal · 0-2
João Pedro
Normal Goal · Assist: Rafael Elias
72'
72' M. Nishihara
1st substitution · For: K. Kozuka
72'
72' K. Miyamoto
2nd substitution · For: H. Nakahara
77'
77' K. Matsuzaki
3rd substitution · For: S. Hasukawa
82'
82' Goal · 1-2
K. Kitagawa
Penalty
88'
88' Rafael Elias
4th substitution · For: Y. Miyamoto
88'
88' T. Hirato
5th substitution · For: S. Hiraga
90'
90' João Pedro
90'
90' Matheus Bueno
4th substitution · For: A. Ahmedov
90+2'
90+2' S. Kawasaki

Shimizu S-pulse vs Kyoto Sanga 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kyoto Sanga beat Shimizu S-pulse 2-1 on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Mikuriya, Takafumi. It was played at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

First half: Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 16', with Patrick William replacing H. Tawiah. Kyoto Sanga took the lead at 38' when Rafael Elias scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1.

Second half: Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 59', with T. Matsuda replacing João Pedro. Kyoto Sanga made their 3rd substitution at 59', with T. Yonemoto replacing S. Kawasaki. K. Sato received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 60'. Kyoto Sanga extended the lead at 67' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to Rafael Elias, making the score 0-2. Shimizu S-pulse made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Nishihara replacing K. Kozuka. Shimizu S-pulse made their 2nd substitution at 72', with K. Miyamoto replacing H. Nakahara. Shimizu S-pulse made their 3rd substitution at 77', with K. Matsuzaki replacing S. Hasukawa. Shimizu S-pulse reduced the deficit at 82' when K. Kitagawa scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Kyoto Sanga made their 4th substitution at 88', with Rafael Elias replacing Y. Miyamoto. Kyoto Sanga made their 5th substitution at 88', with T. Hirato replacing S. Hiraga. João Pedro received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 90'. Shimizu S-pulse made their 4th substitution at 90', with Matheus Bueno replacing A. Ahmedov. S. Kawasaki received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 90+2'.

Shimizu S-pulse used 4 substitutions while Kyoto Sanga used 5 substitutions. Kyoto Sanga got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
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 Kyoto Sanga Head-to-Head History by Season