Preview

• Anticipation builds as Shimizu S-Pulse prepare to host Kashiwa Reysol at IAI Stadium Nihondaira on 2025-06-28 (kick-off 10:30 GMT), in week 29 of the 2025 J1 League.
• Of the past 3 meetings, T. Akiba leads 2-1 over Ricardo Rodríguez, with no draws.
• Shimizu S-Pulse sit 9th with 25 points while Kashiwa Reysol occupy 4th on 34 points.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Shimizu S-Pulse or Kashiwa Reysol.
• Our forecast has Shimizu S-Pulse in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Kashiwa Reysol set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
• In their last outing, Shimizu S-Pulse's highest-rated performer was H. Nakahara (7.5), while Kashiwa Reysol's standout was K. Kinoshita (8.3).
• No winners or losers: Shimizu S-Pulse drew 1-1 vs. Nagoya Grampus, as did Kashiwa Reysol with Kyoto Sanga: 3-3.
• Shimizu S-Pulse (2-2-1) and Kashiwa Reysol (3-2-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Kashiwa Reysol lead this rivalry - 16 wins from 30 matches versus Shimizu S-Pulse (who've won just 9 games), alongside 5 draws.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-4-2 vs 6-4-1) and scoring roughly 1.60-1.30 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

28/06/2025 09:30

IAI Stadium Nihondaira

N/A

J1 League

Team Kits

Events

8'		0 - 1	T. Kubo M. Watai
10'			N. Nakagawa
23'		0 - 2	S. Toshima T. Koyamatsu
HT 2 - 0
56'			W. Harada
65'			Y. Segawa M. Watai
65'			H. Tanaka H. Mitsumaru
65'			Diego T. Koyamatsu
67'	H. Nakahara K. Matsuzaki
67'	S. Yajima H. Hidaka
70'			M. Hosoya Y. Kakita
73'			R. Rodriguez
73'	K. Kitagawa	Penalty missed
76'	S. Kotake Z. Uno
76'	K. Chiba K. Kitagawa
78'	Capixaba
83'	R. Ohata M. Brunetti
88'	Matheus Bueno
90+4'			S. Baba N. Nakagawa

Stats

Lineups

ShimizuKashiwa

Shimizu 4-3-3 T. Akiba

6.5

Yuya Oki

6.9

Mateus Brunetti

?

Haruto Hidaka

7.2

Sodai Hasukawa

7.2

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi

6.9

Zento Uno

7.2

Matheus Bueno

6.9

Capixaba

7

Hikaru Nakahara

6.6

Kanta Chiba

6.9

Takashi Inui

Substitute Players

19

Kai Matsuzaki

23

Koya Kitagawa

41

Kento Haneda

21

Shinya Yajima

47

Yudai Shimamoto

37

Rinsei Ohata

49

Sean Kotake

18

Sena Saito

71

Yui Inokoshi

Kashiwa 3-4-2-1 R. Kurisawa

7.9

Ryosuke Kojima

7.3

Wataru Harada

8.2

Taiyo Koga

6.9

Hayato Tanaka

8.3

Tojiro Kubo

8.3

Sachiro Toshima

?

Seiya Baba

6.9

Diego

6.6

Yoshio Koizumi

6.6

Yusuke Segawa

5.5

Mao Hosoya

Substitute Players

2

Hiromu Mitsumaru

39

Nobuteru Nakagawa

14

Tomoya Koyamatsu

11

Masaki Watai

18

Yuki Kakita

13

Tomoya Inukai

19

Hayato Nakama

15

Yota Komi

46

Kenta Matsumoto

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Kashima Antlers	19	13	1	5	29	15	14	40	W L W W W
2	Kyoto Sanga	20	10	4	6	30	22	8	34	W L W D W
3	Urawa Reds	21	9	7	5	26	20	6	34	W D L D W
4	Kashiwa Reysol	19	9	7	3	22	17	5	34	L D L W W
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	10	2	6	20	14	6	32	L W W W W
6	Vissel Kobe	18	9	3	6	23	19	4	30	W L W W L
7	Kawasaki Frontale	18	7	8	3	30	19	11	29	W D D W W
8	Cerezo Osaka	20	8	5	7	30	26	4	29	W D W L W
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	19	7	4	8	26	26	0	25	L W L D L
10	Machida Zelvia	19	7	4	8	22	23	-1	25	L D W D L
11	Fagiano Okayama	19	6	6	7	16	17	-1	24	D D W L D
12	Gamba Osaka	19	7	3	9	23	27	-4	24	L D L L W
13	Tokyo Verdy	19	6	6	7	13	18	-5	24	D W L L W
14	Nagoya Grampus	19	6	5	8	24	26	-2	23	W W D D D
15	Avispa Fukuoka	19	6	5	8	15	19	-4	23	D L D L L
16	Shonan Bellmare	19	6	4	9	14	23	-9	22	D L L W L
17	Yokohama	19	5	4	10	13	20	-7	19	L D W L W
18	Tokyo	18	5	4	9	17	26	-9	19	L L L W W
19	Albirex Niigata	18	3	7	8	19	27	-8	16	L W L D L
20	Yokohama F. Marinos	18	3	5	10	18	26	-8	14	W W L L L

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