Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Shimizu S-pulse

3 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:00 Europe/London 📍 IAI Stadium Nihondaira 🧑‍⚖️ Ryo Tanimoto 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Shimizu S-pulse 14 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6

Referee Stats

Ryo Tanimoto

10 matches · 2.70 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.70
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	2.40
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	50%
Draws	20%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima controlled possession (55%).
Shimizu S-pulse had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shimizu S-pulse (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-3

Goals For / Against

11 / 12

Avg: 1.10 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 12

Avg: 1.60 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.10

PPG

1.60

1.10

1.60

1.20

33%

O2.5

78%

BTTS

67%

33%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Shimizu S-pulse rank14th

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th

Shimizu S-pulse points20

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28

Shimizu S-pulse: #14 · 20 pts · GD -2

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #6 · 28 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shimizu S-pulse last 5 home

L D D L L

Points2/15

Weighted index16

Goals4-8

Record0-2-3

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.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 away

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shimizu S-pulse trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.544%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Shimizu S-pulse score at home89%

Shimizu S-pulse clean sheet at home11%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away89%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Shimizu S-pulse score first33%

Shimizu S-pulse win after scoring first33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shimizu S-pulse 67% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0%

Avg first goal minute: Shimizu S-pulse 32.7' · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 43.2'

Vs league average

Shimizu S-pulse score at home1.10 vs 1.36

Shimizu S-pulse concede at home1.20 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away1.60 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede away1.20 vs 1.36

Shimizu S-pulse score 19% below league average, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 27% above league average.

Defensive side: Shimizu S-pulse are 4% below league average at home, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Shimizu S-pulse goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 3

61-75 3

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (away)

1H scored: 16% 2H scored: 84% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

328

391

Passes Accurate

203

259

Passes %

62%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Y. Yoshida

Normal Goal

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Oh Se-Hun

Normal Goal

33' ↑↓

↑↓

33' ⇄ K. Matsuzaki

1st substitution · For: K. Chiba

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Yamasaki

1st substitution · For: K. Kinoshita

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Shichi

2nd substitution · For: T. Matsumoto

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ VAR

Kim Ju-Sung

Goal cancelled

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

K. Kitagawa

Normal Goal · Assist: Oh Se-Hun

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ H. Kawabe

3rd substitution · For: N. Maeda

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Sasaki

4th substitution · For: S. Higashi

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Capixaba

2nd substitution · For: H. Nakahara

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ K. Kitagawa

3rd substitution · For: T. Takahashi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Oh Se-Hun

4th substitution · For: S. Takagi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Park Seung-Wook

5th substitution · For: R. Ohata

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

R. Germain

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Matsumoto

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Suzuki

5th substitution · For: M. Kato

90+1'

90+1' H. Araki

Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shimizu S-pulse beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Ryo Tanimoto. It was played at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

First half: Shimizu S-pulse took the lead at 19' when Y. Yoshida scored, making the score 1-0. Shimizu S-pulse extended the lead at 21' when Oh Se-Hun scored, making the score 2-0. Shimizu S-pulse made their 1st substitution at 33', with K. Matsuzaki replacing K. Chiba.

Second half: Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Yamasaki replacing K. Kinoshita. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Shichi replacing T. Matsumoto. VAR intervened at 58' for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Goal cancelled). Shimizu S-pulse extended the lead at 66' when K. Kitagawa scored, with the assist credited to Oh Se-Hun, making the score 3-1. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 72', with H. Kawabe replacing N. Maeda. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 72', with S. Sasaki replacing S. Higashi. Shimizu S-pulse made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Capixaba replacing H. Nakahara. Shimizu S-pulse made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Kitagawa replacing T. Takahashi. Shimizu S-pulse made their 4th substitution at 83', with Oh Se-Hun replacing S. Takagi. Shimizu S-pulse made their 5th substitution at 83', with Park Seung-Wook replacing R. Ohata. Sanfrecce Hiroshima reduced the deficit at 84' when R. Germain scored, with the assist credited to T. Matsumoto, making the score 3-2. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Suzuki replacing M. Kato. H. Araki received a yellow card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 90+1'.

Shimizu S-pulse used 5 substitutions while Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 5 substitutions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 1 yellow card.