Shimizu S-Pulse play host to visiting rivals Kashiwa Reysol at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in this J1 League game on Saturday.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Shimizu S-Pulse v Kashiwa Reysol are shown on this page - plus the latest match odds.
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Shimizu S-Pulse
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Shimizu S-Pulse will play in this match following a 1-1 J1 League drawn result against Nagoya Grampus.
In that game, Shimizu S-Pulse managed 55% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for Shimizu S-Pulse was Kanta Chiba (88'). Nagoya Grampus had 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Yuya Yamagishi (64') scored for Nagoya Grampus.
It has been seldom in recent games that Shimizu S-Pulse have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Shimizu S-Pulse have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 10 goals during that time. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.
Taking a look at their past results, Shimizu S-Pulse:
- have not emerged victorious against Kashiwa Reysol in their last 4 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches at home.
Kashiwa Reysol
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In the game prior to this, Kashiwa Reysol drew 3-3 in the J1 League tie with Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Kashiwa Reysol had 65% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Kashiwa Reysol, the goals were scored by Yoshio Koizumi (19'), Yuki Kakita (31') and Wataru Harada (74'). Kyoto Sanga got 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. Takuji Yonemoto (24'), Shun Nagasawa (54') and Sota Kawasaki (84') scored for Kyoto Sanga.
Showing their bias toward eventful matches, goals have been scored 21 times in the last 6 games in which Kashiwa Reysol have played, making it an average of 3.5 goals per clash. Opposition teams have hit 8 of those goals.
Their previous form shows that Kashiwa Reysol:
- remain undefeated by Shimizu S-Pulse when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 31/10/2020 shows that Shimizu S-Pulse have won 1 of these games & Kashiwa Reysol 3, with the number of draws being 2.
A combined sum of 11 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 of them from Shimizu and 7 being from Reysol. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The previous league fixture between these sides was J1 League match day 15 on 06/05/2025 when it ended Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 Shimizu S-Pulse.
That time, Kashiwa Reysol managed 59% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. The scorer was Yuki Kakita (52').
Shimizu S-Pulse got 15 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
The referee was Shu Kawamata.
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Team News: Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol manager Ricardo Rodríguez has some current player fitness concerns. Riki Harakawa (unknown injury), Kohei Tezuka (Cruciate ligament injury) and Koki Kumasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We think that Shimizu S-Pulse might have a difficult job to breach the defence of this Kashiwa Reysol side who we reckon will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 win for Kashiwa Reysol when all is said and done.
We’ll see what happens.
Peter Guest,
10:07 24/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Shimizu S-Pulse
Formed: 1991
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (19,594)
Captain: Koya Kitagawa
Chairman: Shinya Yamamuro
Manager: Tadahiro Akiba
Competitions: J1 League position 12
🔑 Key Man: Kai Matsuzaki
Typically played in the Right Wing position, Kai Matsuzaki was born in Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 4 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign to date from a total of 18 appearances.