2026-05-31 at 06:00 GMT marks a key Placement Play Offs encounter between Shimizu S-Pulse and Yokohama F. Marinos in 2026's J1 League.
Shimizu S-Pulse and Yokohama F. Marinos will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Forecasting a three-man defense for Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1), while Yokohama F. Marinos are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, M. Yumiba registered the best mark for Shimizu S-Pulse - 8.2 - and T. Kondo did likewise for Yokohama F. Marinos with an 10 score.
Shimizu S-Pulse were beaten 1-2 by Gamba Osaka, whereas Yokohama F. Marinos secured a win 6-0 against Tokyo Verdy.
Struggling form all round: Shimizu S-Pulse are 1-2-2 and Yokohama F. Marinos are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
Yokohama F. Marinos lead this rivalry - 20 wins from 40 matches versus Shimizu S-Pulse (who've won just 9 games), alongside 11 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Yokohama F. Marinos to win 2-1, despite Shimizu S-Pulse's 2-4-3 home form - Yokohama F. Marinos's strong 4-0-5 record away with 1.22 goals/game does the trick.
Shimizu S-Pulse is going head to head with Yokohama F. Marinos on 31/5/2026 05:00 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 Yokohama F. Marinos H2H statistics!