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Yokohama FC vs Shimizu S-pulseJ2 League 2025

Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC
FT
20
HT: 10
Shimizu S-pulse
Shimizu S-pulse
S. Ito 90+6'
Gabriel 17'
5/18/2024J2 LeagueJ2 League · Round 16NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Yokohama FC48%
×Draw26%
Shimizu S-pulse25%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Yokohama FC
1.48
Shimizu S-pulse
0.99

Yokohama FC creates 49% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 11 away

creates per match

Yokohama FC
1.33
Shimizu S-pulse
1.45

allows per match

Yokohama FC
0.53
Shimizu S-pulse
1.64

finishing

Yokohama FC+0.00on par
Shimizu S-pulse+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Yokohama FC

Shimizu S-pulse
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Yokohama FC or draw
75%
Yokohama FC or Shimizu S-pulse
74%
Draw or Shimizu S-pulse
52%

Winning margin

Yokohama FC wins by 2+
24%
Shimizu S-pulse wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Yokohama FC 1+ goals
77%
Yokohama FC 2+ goals
43%
Yokohama FC 3+ goals
19%
Shimizu S-pulse 1+ goals
63%
Shimizu S-pulse 2+ goals
26%
Shimizu S-pulse 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Yokohama FC (draw refunded)
66%
Shimizu S-pulse (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Yokohama FC at homecreates 1.33, concedes 0.53 · 15 matches

Shimizu S-pulse awaycreates 1.45, concedes 1.64 · 11 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Yokohama FC attack 1.33 + Shimizu S-pulse defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.48

Shimizu S-pulse attack 1.45 + Yokohama FC defence 0.53 → ÷2 → 0.99

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Yokohama FC scores more
48%
level
26%
Shimizu S-pulse scores more
25%

Yokohama FC at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Yokohama FC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Yokohama
Shimizu
S. Yomoda
Manager: S. Yomoda
73'S. SakuragawaT. Takahashi
73'S. ItoK. Ogawa
81'K. IwatakeA. Fukumori
81'T. WadaS. Inoue
81'T. NakamuraY. Nakano

Yokohama FC substitutes

T. Akiba
Manager: T. Akiba
54'K. KitazumeS. Yajima
54'T. InuiCarlinhos Júnior
65'K. MatsuzakiLucas Braga
75'K. NishizawaT. Hara
75'Douglas TanqueK. Miyamoto

Shimizu S-pulse substitutes

J2 League: Yokohama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-pulse

Yokohama FC beat Shimizu S-pulse 2-0 in J2 League on May 18, 2024.

Goals: Gabriel (17'), S. Ito (90+6').

The match was played at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in Yokohama.