JEF United Ichihara are playing Shimizu S-Pulse at the J-League 2 of Japan on March 20. The match will kick off 05:00 UTC.
JEF United Ichihara (also known as JEF United Chiba) and Shimizu S-Pulse (commonly referred to as Shimizu) meet again 8 months after the J League 2 match which ended in a draw 2-2. JEF United Ichihara are aproaching the match after a defeat from Kagoshima United last Saturday. The coach and the players will probably put extra effort in the defense as they have been conceding goals for 3 consecutive matches now.
Shimizu S-Pulse, on the other hand, are approaching the match in a good mood after claiming a 2-0 win in J League 2 against Oita Trinita, however, Shimizu S-Pulse have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 6 consecutive away matches now.
Recent Form
JEF United Ichihara have lost to Kagoshima United in their previous match while Shimizu S-Pulse have won Oita Trinita in their previous match. Overall, JEF United Ichihara have won 12 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 1, while Shimizu S-Pulse have won 10 of their last 20 matches, losing 3 and drawing 7.
JEF United Ichihara have won twice (1-3 against Thespa Kusatsu on 10th of March and 4-0 against Fujieda MYFC on 2nd of March) and lost 4 times (4-2 against Kagoshima United on 16th of March, 1-0 against Kagoshima United on 6th of March, 2-3 against Montedio Yamagata on 25th of February and 2-1 against Tokyo Verdy on 26th of November) in their most recent 6 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse have won 3 times (2-0 against Oita Trinita on 16th of March, 2-0 against Ehime FC on 2nd of March and 1-2 against Roasso Kumamoto on 25th of February), lost once (4-1 against V-Varen Nagasaki on 10th of March) and drew twice (1-1 against Tokyo Verdy on 2nd of December and 0-0 against Montedio Yamagata on 25th of November) in their most recent 6 matches.
Head-to-head
JEF United Ichihara and Shimizu S-Pulse have met 4 times since June 2016. JEF United Ichihara have won once, 2 matches ended in a draw while Shimizu S-Pulse have also won once. The most recent match between them took place on July 16, 2023 at the J-League 2 of Japan which ended in a draw – 2-2. JEF United Ichihara have scored 7 goals in these 4 head-to-head matches in total and Shimizu S-Pulse have also scored 7.
JEF United Ichihara have won 2 of their 4 matches in J-League 2, drawing 0 and having 2 defeats this season. They have scored 11 goals – 2.75 per match, conceding 8 – 2.00 per match. Shimizu S-Pulse have won 3 of their 4 matches in J-League 2, drawing 0 and having 1 defeat this season. They have scored 7 goals – 1.75 per match, conceding 5 – 1.25 per match.