Preview

  • In week 18 of the 2025 J1 League, Shimizu S-Pulse face Vissel Kobe on 2025-05-25 (kick-off 06:00 GMT) at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
  • During the previous encounter, T. Akiba scored 1 victory, T. Yoshida scored no victories, and there were 0 ties.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse currently rank 10th (with 22 pts), versus Vissel Kobe at 6th on 27 pts.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • We're predicting Shimizu S-Pulse to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Vissel Kobe are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
  • Last time out, K. Kitagawa registered the best mark for Shimizu S-Pulse - 7.3 - and R. Hirose did likewise for Vissel Kobe with an 7.6 score.
  • Contrast in results: Shimizu S-Pulse had to share the points 1-1 with Ventforet Kofu, whereas Vissel Kobe claimed victory 2-1 vs. Yokohama F. Marinos.
  • Momentum favors Vissel Kobe (3-0-2) after Shimizu S-Pulse managed only 0-2-3 from 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Shimizu S-Pulse: across 32 clashes, they've won 14 games and only lost 12 games to Vissel Kobe, with 6 stalemates.
  • A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Shimizu S-Pulse's 3-3-2 home form and Vissel Kobe's 4-1-2 away record.

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Summary

Match Info

25/05/2025 05:00

IAI Stadium Nihondaira

H. Shimizu

J1 League

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Shimizu S-Pulse is going head to head with Vissel Kobe on 25/5/2025 05:00 GMT at IAI Stadium Nihondaira for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shimizu S-Pulse v Vissel Kobe H2H statistics!