Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S ‑ Pulse meet at EDION Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the J1 League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 02-23-2019, for the J1 League, which ended in a draw (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by E. Salomonsson (57 ‘), for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and K. Kitagawa (30′), for Shimizu S ‑ Pulse.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima :
The home team is currently in 11th position, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Vegalta Sendai by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Consadole Sapporo by (0‑2). In their last 6 home games for the championship, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 2, drew 2 and lost 2, thus achieving 8 points out of 18 possible. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is coming off an away win in the last round. In 13 games, the team has an intermediate season and the 11th place in the table reflects the performance of the club. There are five wins, three draws and three losses. The team tries to build a sequence of victories in the J-League to get closer to the first places. The duel against Shimizu S-Pulse, a theoretically weaker team, is the perfect opportunity for the team to gain confidence in the championship.
Shimizu S-Pulse :
After 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 9 points won. In their last match, they lost to Kashiwa Reysol at home by (1‑2), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against Kawasaki Frontale, by (5‑0). For the championship, Shimizu S ‑ Pulse won 3 points out of 18 possible, after 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 away matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Shimizu has one of the worst seasons and occupies the penultimate position of the championship. The team has already suffered nine defeats, in 14 games, and has the worst defense in the competition, with 31 goals suffered. In addition to the poor performance, the team is winless in five games and lost in the last four rounds. Extremely difficult task for those who have not yet won away from home in the J-League.
