Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima match stats & report

3–1 Full time

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 8 · IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka · Ref R. Tanimoto

Shimizu S-pulse stats & fixtures · Sanfrecce Hiroshima stats & fixtures

Shimizu S-pulse beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 in the J1 League on 22 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.47–1.43. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 55% of the ball.

Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima match statistics

Shimizu S-pulseSanfrecce Hiroshima

45% Ball possession 55%
1.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.43
12 Total shots 15
7 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 3
0 Blocked shots 7
9 Shots inside the box 12
4 Corners 5
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 3
0 Yellow cards 1
330 Passes 389
62% Pass accuracy 67%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

19' Goal Y. Yoshida Shimizu S-pulse
21' Goal Oh Se-Hun Shimizu S-pulse
66' Goal K. Kitagawa (assist Oh Se-Hun) Shimizu S-pulse
84' Goal R. Germain (assist T. Matsumoto) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
90+1' Yellow card H. Araki Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Shimizu S-pulse

Confirmed 4-3-3 Takayuki Yoshida

16 T. Umeda

28 Y. Yoshida 51 J. Sumiyoshi 14 Park Seung-Wook 5 K. Kitazume

21 K. Matsuzaki 10 Matheus Bueno 6 Z. Uno

7 Capixaba 9 Oh Se-Hun 49 K. Kitagawa

Bench Y. Oki , T. Takahashi , K. Chiba , Y. Shimamoto , Mateus Brunetti , H. Nakahara , M. Yumiba , S. Takagi , R. Ohata

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Bartosch Gaul

1 K. Osako

37 Kim Ju-Sung 4 H. Araki 19 S. Sasaki

16 T. Shichi 3 T. Yamasaki 33 T. Shiotani 15 S. Nakano

6 H. Kawabe 9 R. Germain

10 A. Suzuki

Bench I. Ouchi , D. Suga , M. Kato , N. Maeda , K. Kinoshita , T. Matsumoto , S. Higashi , M. Ohara , Y. Nakajima

Form guide

Shimizu S-pulse at home

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima away

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 9.2 per game
Shots on target: 7.2 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Aug 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-pulse	0–0
26 Feb 25	Shimizu S-pulse v Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1

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

The full Shimizu S-pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima head-to-head record