Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

6 – 5

5 – 4 pen

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 05:00 Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 26,488 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
  • Shimizu S-Pulse 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Assistant 1 Mikiya Nishimura
  • Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Kashima Antlers	14	34
  2	FC Tokyo	14	32
  3	Vissel Kobe	13	26
  4	Gamba Osaka	15	25
  5	Nagoya Grampus	14	25
  6	FC Machida Zelvia	13	25
  7	Tokyo Verdy	13	24
  8	Cerezo Osaka FC	14	21
  9	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	20
  10	Shimizu S-Pulse	14	20
  11	Kawasaki Frontale	14	20
  12	Fagiano Okayama FC	14	20
  13	Kyoto Sanga FC	13	19
  14	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	18
  15	FC Mito Holly Hock	14	18
  16	Avispa Fukuoka	15	18
  17	Yokohama F.Marinos	14	16
  18	V-Varen Nagasaki	14	16
  19	Kashiwa Reysol	14	11
  20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	14	9

  Head-to-Head

  8

  5

  3

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

  Recent Form

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	6–5	W
  05 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–1	L
  27 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	1–2	L
  22 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–3	L
  18 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
  14 Mar	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W

  Shimizu S-Pulse

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	5–6	L
  05 Apr	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	3–0	W
  01 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	0–2	L
  22 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–1	W
  18 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	6–5	W
  14 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–3	L

  Season Stats

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Shimizu S-Pulse
  #9	Position	#10
  20	Points	20
  14	Played	14
  7 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 8
  28	Scored	30
  26	Conceded	32
  +2	GD	-2
  1.43	PPG	1.43
  50%	Win %	43%

  Key Stats

  63% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (16 games)

  44% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  14% Clean Sheets
  Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

  29% Clean Sheets
  Shimizu S-Pulse this season

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 9th (20 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 10th (20 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Shimizu S-Pulse kicks off things out of here…
  • The final score is 6-5.

• Sanfrecce Hiroshima

  3-4-2-1

  Starting XI

  • 9
    Ryo Germain ↓ Kosuke Kinoshita 58'
  • 19
    Sho Sasaki
  • 1
    Keisuke Osako
  • 14
    Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Yotaro Nakajima 76'
  • 6
    Hayao Kawabe ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 88'
  • 33
    Tsukasa Shiotani
  • 4
    Hayato Araki
  • 13
    Naoto Arai
  • 30
    Tolgay Arslan ↓ Sota Nakamura 58'
  • 10
    Akito Suzuki
  • 15
    Shuto Nakano ↓ Shunki Higashi 76'

  Bench

  • 3
    Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 88'
  • 24
    Shunki Higashi ↑ 76'
  • 41
    Naoki Maeda
  • 17
    Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 58'
  • 99
    Issei Ouchi
  • 35
    Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 76'
  • 11
    Mutsuki Kato
  • 40
    Motoki Ohara
  • 39
    Sota Nakamura ↑ 58'

  Coach Bartosch Gaul

  Shimizu S-Pulse

  3-4-2-1

  Starting XI

  • 16
    Togo Umeda
  • 5
    Kengo Kitazume
  • 8
    Kenta Inoue ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 78'
  • 10
    Matheus Bueno
  • 4
    Sodai Hasukawa ↓ Yutaka Yoshida 62'
  • 25
    Mateus Brunetti ↓ Ryota Hariu 90'
  • 47
    Yudai Shimamoto ↓ Alfredo Stephens 90'
  • 9
    Se-hun Oh
  • 6
    Zento Uno
  • 39
    Haruto Hidaka ↓ Rinsei Ohata 78'
  • 14
    Seung-wook Park

  Bench

  • 50
    Alfredo Stephens ↑ 90'
  • 28
    Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 62'
  • 1
    Yuya Oki
  • 81
    Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 78'
  • 11
    Hikaru Nakahara
  • 38
    Toshiki Takahashi
  • 97
    Rinsei Ohata ↑ 78'
  • 17
    Masaki Yumiba
  • 27
    Ryota Hariu ↑ 90'

  Coach Takayuki Yoshida

• Head to Head

  2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

  Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

  2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-03-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Gamba Osaka W

  Shimizu S-Pulse Form

  2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-05 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-03-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-03-18 Avispa Fukuoka 5–6 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L