Shimizu S-Pulse vs JEF United Chiba Live Stream, Predictions

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Shimizu S-Pulse

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Shimizu S-Pulse fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 3-1 J2 League victory versus Fagiano Okayama.

For Shimizu S-Pulse, the goals were scored by Carlinhos Júnior (20', 49') and Shinya Yajima (79'). Hiroto Iwabuchi (42') was the scorer for Fagiano Okayama.

It has been all too rare in recent games where Shimizu S-Pulse have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Shimizu S-Pulse have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 10 goals on the way.

Their previous form shows that Shimizu S-Pulse:

• haven't been beaten in the league by JEF United Chiba in their previous 2 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 11 league matches at home. It's been impressive.

JEF United Chiba

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JEF United Chiba will go into the meeting following on from a 2-1 J2 League win versus Kagoshima United in their last match.

For JEF United Chiba, the scorers were Taishi Taguchi (37') and Mendes (67'). Mikuto Fukuda (16') was the scorer for Kagoshima United.

The stats don’t lie, and JEF United Chiba have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals overall. In defence, JEF United Chiba have not been doing too well. However, we’ll just have to find out whether such a trend shall persist in this upcoming game or not.

Analysis of their past results shows that JEF United Chiba:

• have not beaten Shimizu S-Pulse when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league matches. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• have not been beaten by Shimizu S-Pulse when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 25/07/2009 shows us that Shimizu S-Pulse have won 3 of these & JEF United Chiba 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 12 for Shimizu and 9 for JEF Utd. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The last league fixture between these clubs was J2 League match day 5 on 20/03/2024 when it finished JEF United Chiba 1-3 Shimizu S-Pulse.

The match was refereed by Keigo Sendachi.

ℹ️ Team News: Shimizu S-Pulse

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Shimizu S-Pulse boss Tadahiro Akiba to be concerned about due to a largely intact set of players. Kenta Nishizawa (Broken collarbone) won’t play. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Takashi Inui and Carlinhos Junior.

ℹ️ Team News: JEF United Chiba

JEF United Chiba manager Yoshiyuki Kobayashi has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ryota Kuboniwa (Broken ankle), Soshiro Tanida (Cruciate ligament injury) and Daisuke Suzuki (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be making appearances.

🧠 Prediction

For this match, we think that JEF United Chiba have it in them to breach the defence of this Shimizu S-Pulse lineup, although it may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 2-1 advantage for Shimizu S-Pulse at the end of the 90 minutes. Let’s see what eventuates.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 17:01 04/07/2024