Urawa vs Shimizu S-pulse

2 - 1
🕒 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:30 Europe/London 📍 Saitama Stadium 2002 🧑‍⚖️ Shu Kawamata 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Urawa 7 · Shimizu S-pulse 14
Referee Stats
11 matches · 1.91 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.91
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 82%
Draws 9%
Away wins 9%
How the match was won
  • Shimizu S-pulse outshot their opponent (8-22).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (56%).
  • Shimizu S-pulse had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Urawa (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 12
Avg: 1.47 / 0.63

Points

42
Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

9

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

2.21
PPG
1.00
1.47
GF
0.89
0.63
GA
1.37
42%
O2.5
32%
37%
BTTS
37%
53%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Urawa rank7th
Shimizu S-pulse rank14th
Urawa points59
Shimizu S-pulse points44
Urawa: #7 · 59 pts · GD +6
16 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Urawa last 5 home

W D W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals6-1
Record3-1-1
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 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.

Urawa trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Shimizu S-pulse trend breakdown

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

Scoring reliability

Urawa score at home68%
Urawa clean sheet at home47%
Shimizu S-pulse score away58%
Shimizu S-pulse clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Urawa score first53%
Urawa win after scoring first100%
Shimizu S-pulse score first37%
Shimizu S-pulse win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Urawa 50% · Shimizu S-pulse 20%
Avg first goal minute: Urawa 31.1' · Shimizu S-pulse 31.9'

Vs league average

Urawa score at home1.47 vs 1.32
Urawa concede at home0.63 vs 1.08
Shimizu S-pulse score away0.89 vs 1.08
Shimizu S-pulse concede away1.37 vs 1.32
Urawa score 12% above league average, while Shimizu S-pulse score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Urawa are 42% below league average at home, and Shimizu S-pulse are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Urawa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
46-60 8
76-90+ 7
16-30 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
16-30 0

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
6
Total Shots
8
22
Shots off Goal
2
9
Blocked Shots
3
7
Shots Inside Box
5
13
Shots Outside Box
3
9
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
1
14
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
0
Total Passes
452
537
Passes Accurate
375
457
Passes %
83%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
R. Watanabe
Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Sávio
42'
42' A. Ahmedov
46'
46' H. Nakahara
1st substitution · For: K. Matsuzaki
46'
46' M. Nishihara
2nd substitution · For: T. Inui
46'
46' A. Ahmedov
3rd substitution · For: K. Kitagawa
59'
59' Goal · 2-0
Matheus Sávio
Normal Goal
60'
60' Y. Yoshida
4th substitution · For: Capixaba
72'
72' Y. Matsuo
1st substitution · For: Samuel Gustafson
72'
72' Matheus Sávio
2nd substitution · For: T. Sekine
72'
72' Z. Uno
5th substitution · For: S. Yajima
77'
77' R. Watanabe
3rd substitution · For: G. Haraguchi
77'
77' T. Matsumoto
4th substitution · For: T. Okubo
79'
79' Goal · 2-1
S. Nishikawa
Own Goal
90+2'
90+2' Samuel Gustafson
90+6'
90+6' T. Ogiwara
5th substitution · For: Y. Naganuma

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

Urawa beat Shimizu S-pulse 2-1 on Wednesday, 02 April 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Shu Kawamata. It was played at Saitama Stadium 2002.

First half: Urawa took an early lead at 4' when R. Watanabe scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Sávio, making the score 1-0. A. Ahmedov received a yellow card for Shimizu S-pulse at 42'.

Second half: Shimizu S-pulse made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Nakahara replacing K. Matsuzaki. Shimizu S-pulse made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Nishihara replacing T. Inui. Shimizu S-pulse made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Ahmedov replacing K. Kitagawa. Urawa extended the lead at 59' when Matheus Sávio scored, making the score 2-0. Shimizu S-pulse made their 4th substitution at 60', with Y. Yoshida replacing Capixaba. Urawa made their 1st substitution at 72', with Y. Matsuo replacing Samuel Gustafson. Urawa made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Matheus Sávio replacing T. Sekine. Shimizu S-pulse made their 5th substitution at 72', with Z. Uno replacing S. Yajima. Urawa made their 3rd substitution at 77', with R. Watanabe replacing G. Haraguchi. Urawa made their 4th substitution at 77', with T. Matsumoto replacing T. Okubo. Shimizu S-pulse reduced the deficit at 79' when S. Nishikawa scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. Samuel Gustafson received a yellow card for Urawa at 90+2'. Urawa made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with T. Ogiwara replacing Y. Naganuma.

Urawa used 5 substitutions while Shimizu S-pulse used 5 substitutions. Urawa got 1 yellow card, while Shimizu S-pulse got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shimizu S-pulse outshot their opponent (8-22).
  • Shimizu S-pulse controlled possession (56%).
  • Shimizu S-pulse had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins10
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals9 (56.3%)
BTTS11 (68.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Urawa vs Shimizu S-pulse Head-to-Head History by Season