Avispa Fukuoka vs Shimizu S-pulse match stats & report

1–1 After penalties

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 7 · Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka · Ref Y. Ohashi

Avispa Fukuoka stats & fixtures · Shimizu S-pulse stats & fixtures

Avispa Fukuoka drew with Shimizu S-pulse 1–1 in the J1 League on 18 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.67–0.76. Avispa Fukuoka had 53% of the ball.

Avispa Fukuoka vs Shimizu S-pulse match statistics

Avispa FukuokaShimizu S-pulse

53% Ball possession 47%
0.67 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
13 Total shots 7
2 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 2
11 Fouls 7
4 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 1
407 Passes 354
74% Pass accuracy 71%
1 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card Nara Tatsuki Avispa Fukuoka
14' Yellow card K. Kozuka Shimizu S-pulse
59' Goal K. Kitazume (assist K. Kitagawa) Shimizu S-pulse
66' Yellow card A. Sani Brown Avispa Fukuoka
85' Goal S. Zahedi (assist S. Nago) Avispa Fukuoka

Penalty shoot-out: 4–5

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Avispa Fukuoka

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Shinya Tsukahara

24 Y. Obata

15 Y. Tsujioka 37 M. Tashiro 16 T. Oka

29 Y. Maejima 11 T. Miki 6 M. Shigemi 47 Y. Hashimoto

25 Y. Kitajima 18 S. Sato

13 N. Ben Khalifa

Bench K. Fujita , S. Zahedi , K. Yamawaki , A. Sani Brown , Nara Tatsuki , S. Nago , K. Fujimoto , R. Tsuruno , K. Maeda

Shimizu S-pulse

Confirmed 4-3-3 Takayuki Yoshida

16 T. Umeda

28 Y. Yoshida 15 Y. Honda 51 J. Sumiyoshi 5 K. Kitazume

81 K. Kozuka 10 Matheus Bueno 6 Z. Uno

7 Capixaba 9 Oh Se-Hun 49 K. Kitagawa

Bench Y. Oki , T. Takahashi , K. Chiba , Alfredo Stephens , K. Matsuzaki , H. Nakahara , M. Yumiba , S. Takagi , R. Ohata

Form guide

Avispa Fukuoka at home

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Shimizu S-pulse away

5–0–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Avispa Fukuoka vs Shimizu S-pulse head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
23 Aug 25	Avispa Fukuoka v Shimizu S-pulse	0–0
20 Apr 25	Shimizu S-pulse v Avispa Fukuoka	3–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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