GolVolt — Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kyoto Sanga: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Shimizu S-Pulse concede 2.8 goals per match

Shimizu S-Pulse2.8 Kyoto Sanga1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Kyoto Sanga concede 1.6.

Player in form

Rafael Elias: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).

Last time

Last meeting, 31 October: Kyoto Sanga – Shimizu S-Pulse 2:0

DDLWLW

Rafael Elias: 2 goals.

Table

1 point apart in the table

13.Shimizu S-Pulse14 pts 14.Kyoto Sanga13 pts

Shimizu S-Pulse: place 13, 14 pts · Kyoto Sanga: place 14, 13 pts.

Streak

Shimizu S-Pulse without a win in 4 matches

DLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 3 defeats. Last win: 11 October, 2:1 against Mito Hollyhock.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Tomoya Fujii

Shimizu S-Pulse · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.87avg rating

Last match, Kyoto Sanga: rating 6.5.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

7goals 3assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 goals, rating 8.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Shimizu S-Pulse at home and Kyoto Sanga away, as in this match.

Shimizu S-Pulse

at home · 10

3W2D5L0.9scored per match1.7conceded per match

Kyoto Sanga

away · 10

3W4D3L1.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

11 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.

Last time · 31 Oct 2026 · J1 League Kyoto Sanga 2:0 Shimizu S-Pulse Elias 9', 45+5'

2wins

1 draw1.4 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Shimizu S-Pulse (4-3-3, last: Kyoto Sanga) · Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).

YOOki MBBrunetti SHHasukawa YTTakahashi HSSugai KMMatsuzaki MYYumiba KKKoizumi CACapixaba SOOh RGGermain HAHalls HTTawiah YSSuzuki KNNagata SYYoon SFFukuoka JPPedro HAArai ASSouza MTTúlio REElias

Shimizu S-PulseKyoto Sanga

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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