J1 League Gameweek 11
Shimizu S-pulse 0 - 5 FT Machida Zelvia
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Futmetrix Verdict
46
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Racing Santander
0-3
Real Madrid
โก Intensity
48
โ๏ธ Balance
11
๐ Stakes
49
๐ฒ Upset
0
Three early blows, one late reprieve denied
Futmetrix Verdict
78
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Ulsan Hyundai FC
2-1
Gangwon FC
โก Intensity
64
โ๏ธ Balance
87
๐ Stakes
36
๐ฒ Upset
0
Farias delivers Ulsan's late lift
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
17' Yuki Honda
31' Kai Matsuzaki
Neta Lavi 35'
HT
Koki Ogawa (Takahiro Akimoto) 50'
57' โ Kei Koizumi โKenta Inoue
57' โ Capixaba โTomoya Fujii
Takuma Nishimura (Yuki Soma) 62'
63' Kai Matsuzaki
69' โ Oh Se-hun โRyo Germain
โ Yuki Soma โMitchell Duke 73'
โ Neta Lavi โRyohei Shirasaki 73'
โ Henry Heroki Mochizuki โHotaka Nakamura 73'
Takuma Nishimura (Gen Shoji) 77'
79' โ Hidehiro Sugai โYutaka Yoshida
79' โ Masaki Yumiba โKazuki Kozuka
โ Hiroyuki Mae โHokuto Shimoda 79'
Takuma Nishimura 82'
โ Takuma Nishimura โFuta Tokumura 86'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Shimizu S-pulse
Goalkeepers
Togo Umeda 
OCTOPUS
7
Saves
7
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Hidehiro Sugai 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
80%
Duel Win %
Sodai Hasukawa
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
50%
Duel Win %
Yuki Honda 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateus Brunetti
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
67%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Masaki Yumiba
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
Kai Matsuzaki 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
4.9
Rating
Kei Koizumi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
57
Total Mins
57
Entry
Yudai Shimamoto
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Capixaba 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
Oh Se-hun
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
BENCH
Yuya Oki 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Park Seung-Wook
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yutaka Yoshida
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tomoya Fujii
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kenta Inoue
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kazuki Kozuka
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Taiki Hirato
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryo Germain
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kosuke Kinoshita
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Machida Zelvia
Goalkeepers
Kosei Tani
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Gen Shoji 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
1
Assists
46%
Pass Acc
Daihachi Okamura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Thomas Ouwejan
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
78%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Henry Heroki Mochizuki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
73
Total Mins
73
Entry
Hiroyuki Mae 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
9
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Neta Lavi 
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Takahiro Akimoto
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
48%
Pass Acc
Takuma Nishimura 
HAT-TRICK HERO
3
Goals
3
Goals
5
On Target
9.1
Rating
Yuki Soma
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
20%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Koki Ogawa
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
10
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Tatsuya Morita
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ibrahim Dreลกeviฤ
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hotaka Nakamura
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
13%
Pass Acc
Keiya Sento
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hokuto Shimoda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryohei Shirasaki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mitchell Duke
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Futa Tokumura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2025 | Machida Zelvia | 3 - 0 | Shimizu S-pulse | J1 League | Machida GION Stadium |
| 05/11/2025 | Shimizu S-pulse | 2 - 2 | Machida Zelvia | J1 League | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 08/19/2023 | Shimizu S-pulse | 3 - 2 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | IAI Stadium Nihondaira |
| 05/21/2023 | Machida Zelvia | 2 - 1 | Shimizu S-pulse | J2 League | Machida Gion Stadium |
| 10/08/2016 | Shimizu S-pulse | 2 - 0 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | IAI Stadium Nihondaira (Shizuoka) |
| 06/08/2016 | Machida Zelvia | 1 - 2 | Shimizu S-pulse | J2 League | Machida Athletic Stadium (Tokyo) |
07/05/2025
05/11/2025
08/19/2023
05/21/2023
10/08/2016
06/08/2016
Shimizu S-pulse Win
Machida Zelvia Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 11 GD: +13
P: 10 GD: +19
P: 10 GD: +15
P: 10 GD: +8
P: 11 GD: +5
P: 10 GD: +5
P: 10 GD: +5
P: 10 GD: +4
P: 11 GD: -1
P: 10 GD: -4
P: 10 GD: -1
P: 10 GD: -4
P: 10 GD: -7
P: 11 GD: -4
P: 10 GD: -7
P: 10 GD: -8
P: 10 GD: -5
P: 10 GD: -8
P: 10 GD: -11
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +23
P: 13 GD: +22
P: 13 GD: +10
P: 12 GD: +20
P: 13 GD: +9
P: 13 GD: +7
P: 12 GD: +7
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -10
P: 13 GD: -12
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 12 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -7
P: 13 GD: -13
P: 12 GD: -12
P: 12 GD: -8
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Shimizu S-pulse
Machida Zelvia
Shimizu S-pulse
Machida Zelvia
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Nishimura's Hat-Trick Fuels Machida's Five-Goal Demolition at Nihondaira
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 61/100. A relentless attacking masterclass from Machida Zelvia exposed a fragile Shimizu S-pulse, proving the visitors are genuine title contenders.
Opening Act
The match at IAI Stadium Nihondaira began with a clear tactical disparity, reflected in a high Stakes atmosphere as the visitors chased the league summit. Machida Zelvia dominated possession with a suffocating 67% of the ball, dictating the tempo early on against Shimizu S-pulse. The hosts opted to sit deep and soak up the pressure, hoping to survive the waves of attacks, but the dam inevitably broke in the 35th minute. Neta Lavi found the back of the net, rewarding his side's relentless attacking siege and silencing the home crowd. The initial Balance of the fixture was completely shattered as the away side established a fluid passing rhythm that the hosts simply could not disrupt, turning the pitch into a tactical playground.
The Pivot
After the interval, the Intensity of the encounter skyrocketed as the visitors ruthlessly twisted the knife. In the 50th minute, Koki Ogawa doubled the advantage after a precise setup from Takahiro Akimoto, bypassing the home defence with ease. The true point of no return arrived twelve minutes later. Takuma Nishimura fired home his first goal of the afternoon thanks to Yuki Soma's brilliant vision, making it a commanding 3-0 lead. Shimizuโs mounting frustrations boiled over almost immediately; Kai Matsuzaki was shown a straight red card in the 63rd minute. Reduced to ten men against a relentless opponent boasting a staggering shot volume, the hosts were left utterly defenceless and effectively surrendered the midfield.
Resolution
The final twenty minutes were an unabashed exhibition of attacking supremacy, cementing a microscopic Upset Factor given the visitors' lethal efficiency in the final third. Operating with a clear man advantage, Machida continuously turned the screw. Nishimura added his second in the 77th minute following a smart, penetrating pass from Gen Shoji, before completing a sensational, rare hat-trick in the 82nd minute to cap off a historic performance. The emphatic 5-0 rout underlined their serious title race credentials, pulling them level on points at the absolute pinnacle of the J1 League. For the hosts, a grim afternoon requiring seven desperate goalkeeper saves highlighted severe defensive woes, leaving them stranded in mid-table and searching for urgent answers.
Key Questions
How did the red card for Kai Matsuzaki impact the match?
Down to ten men at 3-0, Shimizu entirely collapsed, allowing Machida to dictate play completely and comfortably add two more goals without resistance.
What made T. Nishimura the Man of the Match?
He delivered a clinical second-half hat-trick, converting his chances ruthlessly to turn a comfortable lead into a devastating 5-0 demolition.
What caused the 5-goal thriller?
Machida's suffocating 67% possession and 24 shot attempts overwhelmed a fragile Shimizu defence, exacerbated heavily by the second-half red card.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Survival Stakes Meet Title Ambitions
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 64/100. Shimizu desperately need points to ease their relegation fears, but Machida's lethal away form makes this a massive hurdle.
The Setup
The standings paint a stark picture ahead of this October 21, 2026 clash. Machida Zelvia sit comfortably in third place with 20 points, playing with a relentless swagger that makes them formidable title contenders. Their astonishing 80% away win rate underscores a massive Balance advantage that few teams can handle. They are simply scoring for fun on the road, averaging a staggering 2.8 goals per game to overwhelm opponents early. Meanwhile, Shimizu S-pulse find themselves nervously looking over their shoulders in 10th position with 13 points. A robust Stakes rating highlights the mounting pressure on the home side; every point is becoming vital to avoid slipping into a full-blown relegation battle as the season progresses. However, Shimizu's recent Form (WWWLD) indicates they possess the fundamental grit required to challenge top-tier opposition at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, despite a frustrating recent dip in momentum. Expect Machida's high Stars quality to stretch the home defense from the opening whistle, testing their structural discipline and mental resolve.
Key Battle
T. Fujii squares off against T. Akimoto in a contest that will dictate the rhythm of the match. Shimizu will desperately look to Fujii's creative sparkโalready registering a crucial goal and two assists this termโto unlock a notoriously tight visiting defense. He faces a towering task against Akimoto, whose blistering start to the campaign and relentless physical energy completely dictate Machida's midfield tempo.
Our Prediction
We expect Machida Zelvia to secure a commanding 3-1 victory. The visitors will likely absorb early, desperate pressure from the home side before eventually overpowering Shimizu with their superior attacking depth and clinical penalty-box finishing as legs tire in the second half.