Offside.win J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-Pulse
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Shimizu S-Pulse
Our call
We looked at this match and did not find a call worth making. That can change as team news comes in: calls are looked at again every fifteen minutes until kick-off, so one can change or come down, and each closes when the match starts. the bet slip stays exactly as posted.
No call on Sanfrecce Hiroshima against Shimizu S-Pulse. There is a likely outcome here, but every bookmaker has it shorter than it deserves, so there is nothing to take.
Preview
Look past the results and this is Sanfrecce Hiroshima's game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have created the better chances in six of their last eight games. Meanwhile, Shimizu S-Pulse have been out-created in five of their last eight games. That is the pattern to trust here, and it favours Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Form
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won five, drawn none and lost one of their last six.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have won three, drawn two and lost one of their last six.
Head to head
31 meetings between them: Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 15, Shimizu S-Pulse won seven, nine were drawn. Last time: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse, April 2026.
The table
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 3rd and Shimizu S-Pulse 11th.
Expected line-ups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Keisuke Osako, Hayato Araki, Sho Sasaki, Ju-sung Kim, Maeda Naoki, Shuto Nakano, Naoto Arai, Shunki Higashi, Akito Suzuki, Shun Ayukawa, Mutsuki Kato.
Shimizu S-Pulse: Togo Umeda, Hidehiro Sugai, Yuji Takahashi, Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi, Yuki Honda, Masaki Yumiba, Du-jae Won, Dieguinho, Ryo Germain, Oh Se-Hun, Kinoshita Kosuke.
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