Shimizu S-PulseAttacking momentumSanfrecce Hiroshima
Preview
- It's week 8 of the 2026 J1 League on 2026-03-22 at 04:00 GMT, when Shimizu S-Pulse and Sanfrecce Hiroshima go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, T. Yoshida and Bartosch Gaul have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Shimizu S-Pulse 7th on 10 points and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5th on 11 points.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Shimizu S-Pulse or Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
- We're predicting Shimizu S-Pulse to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Shimizu S-Pulse's highest-rated performer was Matheus Bueno (7.7), while Sanfrecce Hiroshima's standout was H. Araki (7.6).
- Shimizu S-Pulse were held to a 1-1 draw with Avispa Fukuoka, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima then lost 1-2 to Nagoya Grampus.
- Form edge goes to Shimizu S-Pulse (1-4-0) against a faltering Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2-0-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead this rivalry - 18 wins from 39 matches versus Shimizu S-Pulse (who've won just 11 games), alongside 10 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (1-2-0 vs 2-0-1) and scoring roughly 1.00-1.33 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Match Info
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Shimizu S-Pulse
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Events
| 19' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 21' | 2 - 0 | ||
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HT 2 - 0 | |||
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| 58' | Goal cancelled | Ju-sung Kim-VAR | |
| 66' | 3 - 0 | ||
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| 84' | 3 - 1 | ||
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| 90+1' | H. Araki | ||
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Shimizu S-Pulse is going head to head with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 22/3/2026 04:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shimizu S-Pulse v Sanfrecce Hiroshima H2H statistics!