About Match
In the standings it is Shimizu S-Pulse 4th on 0 points, Vissel Kobe 2nd on 13 — separated by 13. Victory would move Vissel Kobe to 16 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Vissel Kobe come in having won four on the spin. The last-five ledger: Shimizu S-Pulse 4/15, Vissel Kobe 12/15.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Shimizu S-Pulse 2, draws 1, Vissel Kobe 4, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
IAI Stadium Nihondaira in Shizuoka stages the fixture, a ground that holds 26,232.