Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 0 apiece, Shimizu S-Pulse 4th and FC Tokyo 5th.
FC Tokyo arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Shimizu S-Pulse, 2 draws and 0 for FC Tokyo, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
With 53 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, H. Kasahara was the man in the middle. The venue was Iwagin Stadium, with room for 20,339 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Shimizu S-Pulse: Kosuke Kinoshita (53') · FC Tokyo: Soma Anzai (50')
Key stats
Possession: Shimizu S-Pulse 44% · FC Tokyo 56% · Total shots: 8-17 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 4-3