Shimizu S-pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka Prediction

IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka 12/09/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.2 / 10
Value Analysis
61%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.91
SignalSOLIDModel61%SurpriseMediumGap+9.0%
Shimizu S-pulse Rest
5 days
Avispa Fukuoka Rest
6 days

Shimizu S-pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka: the result in context

Shimizu S-pulse beat Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 in the J1 League on 12 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

When these two meet, goals usually follow: 3.0 a game across 8 meetings, with both teams scoring in 7.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
34%2.88
X
26%3.11
2
40%2.50
Double Chance
1X
60%1.50
X2
66%1.40
Both Teams to Score
Yes
61%1.91
No
39%1.80
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.39 + 1.44 = 2.83
Over 1.5
76%1.39
Over 2.5
47%2.27
Over 3.5
27%4.20
Under 1.5
24%2.84
Under 2.5
53%1.59
Under 3.5
73%1.20
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.1 + 4.9 = 9.1
Over 8.5
54%1.57
Over 9.5
43%1.95
Over 10.5
34%2.48
Under 8.5
46%2.21
Under 9.5
57%1.76
Under 10.5
66%1.47
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.1 + 1.5 = 2.6
Over 3.5
27%-
Over 4.5
12%-
Under 3.5
73%-
Under 4.5
88%-

Match Events

8'Werik Popo INShintaro Nago out
26'Daiki MiyaFoul
30'Daiki Fukazawa INTakumi Kamijima out
34'Kenta InoueFoul
67'Kenta Inoue INTomoya Fujii out
67'Kazuki Kozuka INWon Du-jae out
71'Yudai ShimamotoAssist: Ryo Germain
77'Keiya Shiihashi INHiroki Akino out
77'Yu Hashimoto INKaoru Yamawaki out
77'Masato Shigemi INAbdul Hanan Sani Brown out
90'Mateus Brunetti Valor INPark Seung-Wook out
90+3'Oh Se-hun INKosuke Kinoshita out

Lineups

Shimizu S-pulse
4-2-3-1Coach: T. Yoshida
Avispa Fukuoka
3-4-2-1Coach: S. Tsukahara
Avg rating7.18
Avg rating6.49
T. Umeda7.116T. Umeda
H. Sugai7.524H. Sugai
Y. Takahashi7.43Y. Takahashi
Y. Honda7.315Y. Honda
Mateus Brunetti7.725M. Brunetti
Y. Shimamoto8.047Y. Shimamoto
M. Yumiba7.217M. Yumiba
R. Germain6.713R. Germain
K. Kozuka7.181K. Kozuka
K. Inoue6.58K. Inoue
Oh Se-Hun6.79O. Se-Hun
Y. Obata5.924Y. Obata
D. Fukazawa6.923D. Fukazawa
M. Tashiro6.737M. Tashiro
D. Miya6.538D. Miya
Y. Hashimoto6.047Y. Hashimoto
K. Shiihashi6.534K. Shiihashi
T. Miki7.011T. Miki
Y. Maejima6.129Y. Maejima
S. Morooka6.613S. Morooka
M. Shigemi6.36M. Shigemi
Werik Popó6.39W. Popó

Shimizu S-pulse Substitutes

70S. Takagi
50T. Fujii67'for Kenta Inoue7.2
14Park Seung-Wook90'for Mateus Brunetti Valor
1Y. Oki
6Won Du-Jae67'for Kazuki Kozuka6.9
21K. Matsuzaki
19K. Kinoshita90+3'for Oh Se-hun
7Capixaba
28Y. Yoshida

Avispa Fukuoka Substitutes

21Oriol Romeu
14S. Nago8'for Werik Popo6.4
1T. Nagaishi
25Y. Kitajima
5T. Kamijima30'for Daiki Fukazawa7.3
32A. Sani Brown77'for Masato Shigemi6.2
17H. Akino77'for Keiya Shiihashi6.8
15Y. Tsujioka
33K. Yamawaki77'for Yu Hashimoto6.4

Match Stats

Shimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka
56%Ball Possession44%
1Corner Kicks5
1Yellow Cards1
13Total Shots6
3Shots on Goal1
9Shots off Goal4
9Shots Inside Box2
4Shots Outside Box4
1Blocked Shots1
12Fouls18
0Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves2
451Total Passes356
371Passes Accurate285
82%Pass Accuracy80%

Team Comparison

Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse
Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka
1483Elo Rating 1423
0.84Attack 0.95
0.00Defense 0.68
14%Hit Rate 14%
9.2Shots per Game 11.3
3.0Shots on Target 2.7
4.2Corners per Game 3.9
1.3Cards per Game 2.5

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.83 goals
📈BTTS Trend88% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.6 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse3Wins · 38%
Draws450%
Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1Wins · 12%
3.0Avg Goals
88%Both teams scored7 of 8
63%3+ goals5 of 8

Previous meetings

J1 League10/05/2026
Shimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka
4131
J1 League18/03/2026
Avispa FukuokaShimizu S-pulse
4151
J1 League23/08/2025
Avispa FukuokaShimizu S-pulse
00
J1 League20/04/2025
Shimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka
31
J1 League17/09/2022
Avispa FukuokaShimizu S-pulse
32
J1 League18/06/2022
Shimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka
31
J1 League02/10/2021
Avispa FukuokaShimizu S-pulse
12
J1 League06/03/2021
Shimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka
22

Recent Form

Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse
3W2D5L
06/09/2026
Kawasaki FrontaleShimizu S-pulse
31
L
02/09/2026
Shimizu S-pulseFC Tokyo
11
D
29/08/2026
Shimizu S-pulseKashiwa Reysol
01
L
26/08/2026
Shimizu S-pulseOsaka
2111
W
22/08/2026
Cerezo OsakaShimizu S-pulse
10
L
15/08/2026
Shimizu S-pulseYokohama F. Marinos
01
L
08/08/2026
Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-pulse
01
W
18/07/2026
Karlsruher SCShimizu S-pulse
11
D
14/07/2026
PolessyaShimizu S-pulse
13
W
06/06/2026
Yokohama F. MarinosShimizu S-pulse
30
L
Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka
4W1D5L
05/09/2026
Avispa FukuokaMito Hollyhock
11
D
02/09/2026
Avispa FukuokaUrawa
23
L
29/08/2026
Kyoto SangaAvispa Fukuoka
21
L
26/08/2026
Avispa FukuokaVerspah Oita
5040
W
22/08/2026
KashimaAvispa Fukuoka
32
L
15/08/2026
Avispa FukuokaCerezo Osaka
30
W
08/08/2026
Avispa FukuokaVissel Kobe
01
L
19/07/2026
Avispa FukuokaOsaka
32
W
11/07/2026
Avispa FukuokaKitakyushu
12
L
06/06/2026
JEF United ChibaAvispa Fukuoka
12
W

League Table

J1 League 2027
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1283130:10+2027DWWWL
2FC TokyoFC Tokyo1283127:8+1927WDWWW
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1282229:10+1926WLWWW
4Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1281325:19+625WDLWW
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1272318:11+723DLWLW
6Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1264225:18+722WWWLD
7UrawaUrawa1270521:23-221WWWLW
8KashimaKashima1262425:21+420LDWWD
9Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1246216:12+418DDDDW
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1251615:17-216LWLLL
11Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1242614:18-414DDWWL
12Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1235412:19-714DDLDD
13Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1242610:20-1014LLDWW
14V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1233615:19-412LWLDD
15Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1225514:21-711DWDLL
16Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1224615:23-810DDLLW
17Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1223712:22-109LLLLL
18Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy121569:21-128WDLLL
19Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1221913:21-87LLLWL
20JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1214712:24-127DLDDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1230:1027
2FC TokyoFC Tokyo1227:827
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1229:1026
4Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1225:1925
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1218:1123
6Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1225:1822
7UrawaUrawa1221:2321
8KashimaKashima1225:2120
9Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1216:1218
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1215:1716
11Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1214:1814
12Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1212:1914
13Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1210:2014
14V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1215:1912
15Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1214:2111
16Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1215:2310
17Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1212:229
18Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy129:218
19Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1213:217
20JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1212:247
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About the Shimizu S-pulse vs Avispa Fukuoka forecast

The forecasts for this J1 League match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Shimizu S-pulse and Avispa Fukuoka in the J1 League table

In the J1 League table, Shimizu S-pulse are 13th and Avispa Fukuoka 19th, 7 points apart. League goal record so far: Shimizu S-pulse 10-20, Avispa Fukuoka 13-21. The full standings are on the J1 League Table 2027 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.