Match Report
Tokyo Verdy (17th, 43 pts) visited Shimizu S-Pulse (14th, 44 pts) with 1 points between them. Shimizu S-Pulse had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 14th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.08/1.34 for Shimizu S-Pulse and 0.61/1.08 for Tokyo Verdy (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Shimizu S-Pulse, 0 for Tokyo Verdy and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Iwagin Stadium, capacity 20,339, hosted the game. Shimizu S-Pulse led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Shimizu S-Pulse: Naoki Hayashi (18' og)
Key stats
Possession: Shimizu S-Pulse 41% · Tokyo Verdy 59% · Total shots: 6-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-11