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Predictions and Tips
The J2 League game at IAI Stadium Nihondaira on Saturday will see hosts Shimizu S-Pulse take to the field against Ventforet Kofu.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Shimizu S-Pulse v Ventforet Kofu are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Shimizu S-Pulse
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Shimizu S-Pulse will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 4-0 J2 League triumph vs Thespa Kusatsu.
For Shimizu S-Pulse, the scorers were Carlinhos Júnior (20'), Zento Uno (27'), Teruki Hara (45') and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (75').
Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t had any problems with scoring, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have totted up the amount of 13 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 6. That kind of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, though.
Taking a look at their past results, Shimizu S-Pulse:
- have not been beaten in the league by Ventforet Kofu in their last 2 games.
- are undefeated in their previous 13 league matches at home. It really has been a fortress.
Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu will go into this match after a 3-0 J2 League win as they beat Fujieda MYFC in their previous match.
For Ventforet Kofu, the goals were scored by Sho Araki (45') and Yoshiki Torikai (63'). Keigo Enomoto (8' Own goal) scored for Fujieda MYFC.
Throughout their 6 latest matches, Shinji Otsuka's Ventforet Kofu have seen their goal attempts be successful 8 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Ventforet Kofu:
- haven't won against Shimizu S-Pulse in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
↔️ Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 22/11/2015 shows that Shimizu S-Pulse have won 3 of them & Ventforet Kofu 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
An aggregate of 8 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 5 of them for Shimizu and 3 netted by Kofu. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.33.
The last league clash featuring these sides was J2 League match day 9 on 07/04/2024 and the score finished Ventforet Kofu 0-1 Shimizu S-Pulse.
The referee was Tomohiro Inoue.
📋 Team News: Shimizu S-Pulse
Kai Matsuzaki (Elbow injury) and Kenta Nishizawa (Broken collarbone) will not be able to play for Shimizu S-Pulse gaffer Tadahiro Akiba.
🧠 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Ventforet Kofu have the ability to breach the defence of this Shimizu S-Pulse side, however it realistically won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Shimizu S-Pulse at the end of the match. We’ll have to see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 09:04 17/08/2024
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
⚽️ Team Focus:
Shimizu S-Pulse
Formed: 1991
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (19,594)
Captain: Koya Kitagawa
Chairman: Shinya Yamamuro
Manager: Tadahiro Akiba
Competitions: J2 League position 1
⭐ Key Player: Koya Kitagawa
Usually taking up the Striker position, Koya Kitagawa was born in Shizuoka, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2015 season, the accomplished Forward has managed to score 9 league goals in this J2 League 2024 campaign so far in a total of 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 55 | WWWLW |
2 |
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26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 54 | WWDWD |
3 |
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26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 52 | DWDLD |
4 |
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26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 44 | DWLWW |
5 |
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26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 44 | WLLWW |
6 |
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26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | LWDDD |
7 |
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26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 40 | LLWWW |
8 |
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26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 37 | WLLLD |
9 |
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26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 35 | DWWWL |
10 |
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26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 | LLWLW |
11 |
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26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 34 | LLWLL |
12 |
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26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 33 | WWLDW |
13 |
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26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 33 | WWLWL |
14 |
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26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 32 | DLDWW |
15 |
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26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 31 | DWLLW |
16 |
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26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 27 | WLWLL |
17 |
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26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 26 | DLDWL |
18 |
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26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 24 | LLDWL |
19 |
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26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -18 | 23 | LLDLL |
20 |
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26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 13 | LWDLL |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Kagoshima United |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Oita Trinita |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kagoshima United |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Fujieda MYFC |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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JEF United Chiba |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Mito Hollyhock |
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Kagoshima United |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Oita Trinita |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Iwaki |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Fujieda MYFC |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ventforet Kofu |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Goals scored | 2.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.5 |
Time first goal scored | 23 |
Time first goal conceded | 50 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 35 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Koya Kitagawa | 9 |
Lucas Braga | 7 |
Carlinhos Júnior | 5 |
Takashi Inui | 4 |
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | 3 |
Adaílton | 8 |
Peter Utaka | 8 |
Kazushi Mitsuhira | 4 |
Yoshiki Torikai | 4 |
Junma Miyazaki | 3 |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Fujieda MYFC |
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Yokohama FC |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Iwaki |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Yokohama FC |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
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Fagiano Okayama |
JEF United Chiba |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Mito Hollyhock |