GolVolt — Shimizu S-Pulse vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Shimizu S-Pulse concede 2.8 goals per match

Shimizu S-Pulse2.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede 0.8.

Attack

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 2.4 goals per match

Shimizu S-Pulse0.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Shimizu S-Pulse score 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 24 October: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Shimizu S-Pulse 4:0

LDWDDW

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Streak

Shimizu S-Pulse without a win in 4 matches

DLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 3 defeats. Last win: 11 October, 2:1 against Mito Hollyhock.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Tomoya Fujii

Shimizu S-Pulse · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.87avg rating

Last match, Kyoto Sanga: rating 6.5.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Shimizu S-Pulse at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Shimizu S-Pulse

at home · 10

3W2D5L0.9scored per match1.7conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

33 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 24 Oct 2026 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4:0 Shimizu S-Pulse Matsumoto 41' · Asano 50' · Suzuki 69' · Hasukawa 75' (s)

0wins

3 draws2.4 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Shimizu S-Pulse (4-3-3, last: Kyoto Sanga) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Mito Hollyhock).

YOOki MBBrunetti SHHasukawa YTTakahashi HSSugai KMMatsuzaki MYYumiba KKKoizumi CACapixaba SOOh RGGermain KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi SAAyukawa

Shimizu S-PulseSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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