Kanazawa vs Shimizu S-pulse Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Shimizu S-pulse's sample of 20 matches, mostly from the J1 League, reads as fairly even: six wins, eight draws and six losses, with 26 goals scored and 26 conceded. There's no real losing or winning streak in there, just a club going through a lot of tight, low-margin results. Their most recent outings have been messier, though, including friendly defeats by three goals to Karlsruher SC and Polessya, plus an Emperor Cup exit against Osaka.

Kanazawa: 20 completed matches; Shimizu S-pulse: 20 completed matches.

Kanazawa

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

33

Difference

-5

Shimizu S-pulse

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

26

Difference

0

Kanazawa's record over the same length of sample is rougher: seven wins, three draws and ten losses, with 25 goals for and 34 against. That's a side conceding more than it's scoring on average. There have also been some heavy defeats mixed in, including a 0-6 friendly loss to Gamba Osaka and a 1-4 Emperor Cup exit, alongside a J-League Cup win over Imabari that shows they can get results in this competition.

Neither team arrives with real momentum, but Shimizu's underlying numbers look steadier than Kanazawa's.

Comparative Team Statistics: Kanazawa vs Shimizu S-pulse

A history that goes back a while

These two have met five times on record, stretching from 2013 to 2023, across the J2 League and the Emperor Cup. Shimizu have won the majority of those meetings, including both fixtures from the 2023 J2 League season, one of them a 3-0 away win and the other a 3-0 home win. Kanazawa's only win in the sample came back in 2016, a 4-1 away success.

It's worth being careful with how much weight this carries, though. These results span more than a decade, different divisions, and squads that have changed completely since then.

What the table data shows

The standings evidence we have only covers Shimizu S-pulse's cup section, showing six matches played with two wins, two draws and two losses, eight points, eight goals scored and fifteen conceded. That points to a competitive but not dominant campaign in this competition so far. There's no equivalent table entry for Kanazawa, so we can't compare the two sides' section standings directly.

How this one might play out

Shimizu's regular football is a level above Kanazawa's, and their overall numbers this season are more balanced too. That said, cup football has a habit of throwing up surprises, and Kanazawa have shown in this same competition that they can get a result, beating Imabari earlier in September.

Kanazawa's home form has included some very heavy defeats, but also plenty of tight one-goal matches, so it's not as though they're being routinely blown away. Shimizu, for their part, have had their own wobble recently with back-to-back friendly losses and a cup exit. Both sides look beatable on current evidence.