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Shimizu S-Pulse v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 26th Feb, 10:00 BST, IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka

We’ve J-League action to enjoy on Wednesday morning, as Tadahiro Akiba and his Shimizu S-Pulse side host Michael Skibbe’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the IAI Stadium Nihondaira. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shimizu
51%
--
Draw
25%
--
Hiroshima
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shimizu 1-0
11%
--
Shimizu 2-1
10%
--
Shimizu 2-0
9%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
6%
--
Shimizu 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Shimizu 3-0
5%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
4%
--
Shimizu 3-2
3%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
2%
--
Shimizu 4-1
2%
--
Shimizu 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
42%
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Shimizu win to nil
28%
--
Hiroshima win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kawasaki110043 
Apr 12
Oct 18
May 31
Nov 30
2
Cerezo110033 
Nov 8
Jun 1
Apr 6
Aug 31
3
Fagiano110023 
Dec 6
Mar 2
Apr 12
Jul 5
4
Hiroshima Away110013 
Feb 26
Aug 10
-
-
5
Tokyo110013 
Oct 4
Apr 29
Oct 18
May 25
6
Shonan110013 
Mar 29
Nov 30
Dec 6
May 7
7
Kashiwa110013 
Jun 28
May 6
Mar 16
Sep 23
8
Shimizu Home110013 
-
-
Aug 10
Feb 26
9
Albirex101001 
Feb 22
Sep 13
Apr 29
Jul 20
10
Yokohama FM101001 
Aug 16
Apr 16
Feb 23
Oct 25
11
Urawa Reds101001 
Sep 23
Apr 2
Nov 8
Apr 25
12
Vissel Kobe101001 
May 25
Sep 27
Aug 20
Jul 2
13
Machida1001-10 
May 11
Jul 5
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
14
Kashima1001-10 
Aug 31
May 17
Apr 2
Jun 14
15
Avispa1001-10 
Apr 20
Aug 23
May 3
Sep 27
16
Tokyo Verdy1001-10 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
May 17
Aug 23
17
Yokohama1001-10 
Jul 20
Apr 6
Mar 2
Jun 22
18
Kyoto Sanga1001-20 
Mar 16
Sep 20
Sep 13
Mar 29
19
Gamba Osaka1001-30 
Jun 15
Mar 8
Aug 16
May 11
20
Nagoya1001-40 
May 3
Jun 21
Jun 28
Apr 20
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shimizu 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Hiroshima 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
SHI
2
D
1
HIR
2
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
10
2
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
D
1
HIR
4
Goal Statistics

Shimizu S-Pulse have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 19 consecutive J-League outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Shimizu 8th Hiroshima 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Shimizu will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Shimizu’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
4%
better
SHI
HIR
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
0
Goals scored1
2
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game4
10
Avg. shots per goal4
5
Conversion rate for25
20
Avg. XG for0.6
0.8
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
50%
better
SHI
HIR
view stats
Games conceded0
1
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
1
Avg. goals conceded0
1
Avg. shots/game conceded4
2
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
2
Conversion rate against0%
50%
Avg. XG against0.7
0.3
KickOff rating
+50%

Shimizu v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
Y OkiK KitagawaS TakagiK Kitagawa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK1
-
Y Takahashi DEF1
-
S Takagi DEF11
-
Y Yoshida DEF1
-
R Yamahara  DEF1
-
S Hasukawa DEF1
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF1
-
H Nakahara MID1
-
M Bueno MID1
-
K Miyamoto MID1
-
Z Uno MID1
-
Capixaba FWD1
-
A Ahmedov FWD1
-
K Kitagawa FWD11
1
-
T Inui FWD1
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
K OsakoT ArslanM KatoT Arslan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK1
-
S Nakano DEF1
-
H Araki  DEF1
-
T Shiotani DEF1
-
S Sasaki DEF1
-
S Tanaka MID1
-
D Suga MID1
-
S Higashi MID1
-
H Kawabe MID1
-
T Arslan MID11
1
-
S Koshimichi MID1
-
R Germain FWD1
-
M Kato FWD11
-