On the 6th of July, Vissel Kobe will play host to Shimizu S-Pulse in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Vissel Kobe sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sagan Tosu. Yoshinori Muto struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 79th minute, then Yoshinori Muto added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sasaki In the end, Sagan Tosu couldn’t muster any offence and Vissel Kobe ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Shimizu S-Pulse recorded a 3-5 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Takuma Nishimura scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 10th minute, then Yuta Kamiya got the equalizer for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 13th minute on a feed from Thiago Santana , but luckily for Yokohama F. Marinos it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Shimizu S-Pulse looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe last played eachother at the Iai Stadium Nihondaira on Mar 19th. Shimizu S-Pulse and Vissel Kobe battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Shimizu S-Pulse nor Vissel Kobe could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Both Eiichi Katayama and Thiago Santana have been the hottest scorers for Shimizu S-Pulse in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Yoshinori Muto has been the most prolific scorer on Vissel Kobe in his last five matches with three goals.