Yokohama F. Marinos vs Shimizu S-Pulse Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Yokohama F. Marinos

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Yokohama F. Marinos will be wanting a better result here following the 2-1 J1 League defeat in their last game at the hands of Avispa Fukuoka.

In that match, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 59% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Yokohama F. Marinos was Daiya Tono (11'). Avispa Fukuoka had 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Kazuki Fujimoto (37') and Tomoya Miki (81') scored for Avispa Fukuoka.

Steve Holland's Yokohama F. Marinos have managed to score 6 times over their last six outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 8.

Looking at their past form shows that Yokohama F. Marinos:

• are unbeaten in the league by Shimizu S-Pulse in their previous 6 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.

Shimizu S-Pulse

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In the game prior to this, Shimizu S-Pulse drew 1-1 in the J1 League tie with Kawasaki Frontale.

In that match, Shimizu S-Pulse managed 48% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shimizu S-Pulse was Koya Kitagawa (62'). At the other end, Kawasaki Frontale got 19 shots on goal with 5 on target. Yuki Yamamoto (68') was the scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.

Looking at their form, and Shimizu S-Pulse have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 8 goals overall. Defensively, Shimizu S-Pulse seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

Their prior results show that Shimizu S-Pulse:

• have not won against Yokohama F. Marinos when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
• are without a win away from home in their last 4 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 19/08/2020 reveals that these encounters have ended in disappointment for Shimizu S-Pulse. They’ve not managed to get any victories whatsoever while Yokohama F. Marinos have just been stronger than them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games played.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 27 overall which averages out at 4.5 goals per meeting.

The previous league contest between the two was J1 League match day 19 on 02/07/2022 when it finished Shimizu S-Pulse 3-5 Yokohama F. Marinos.

On that occasion, Shimizu S-Pulse had 37% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Yuta Kamiya (13'), Thiago Santana (47') and Eiichi Katayama (96').

For their opponents, Yokohama F. Marinos got 18 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Takuma Nishimura (10'), Léo Ceará (45', 49', 52') and Ryō Miyaichi (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Ryuji Sato.

🗞️ Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos

Reno Noguchi (Hamstring injury) and Takuto Kimura (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be taking part for Yokohama F. Marinos boss Steve Holland.

ℹ️ Team News: Shimizu S-Pulse

Thanks to a mainly healthy group, there is just the one fitness worry for the Shimizu S-Pulse gaffer Tadahiro Akiba to be concerned about. Sena Saito (Meniscus injury) misses out for this game.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment is that Shimizu S-Pulse and Yokohama F. Marinos are probably both going to find scoring goals difficult here.

At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 0-0 score when all is said and done.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the full-time result market, staking on Yokohama F. Marinos can be had for 2.5, backing a drawn result is 3.25 and betting on victory for Shimizu S-Pulse gets you 2.8. They’re the best returns being offered right now.

Andre Moura, 04:08 16/04/2025