Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse Prediction — Model Probabilities
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
Kyoto Sanga v Shimizu S-Pulse — Team-Based Signals
Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings
1-0
HT 0-0
Kyoto Sanga
JAP
0-1
HT 0-0
Kyoto Sanga
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Kyoto Sanga 1-2 Shimizu S-Pulse — Actual Match Statistics
Shimizu S-Pulse squeezed past Kyoto Sanga 2-1 away from home. It was 1-0 at half-time, meaning the result turned around in the second half.
Our pre-match lean was Kyoto Sanga at 46%, but a lead that slim is closer to a coin-flip than a call — and it fell the other way.
Over 2.5 goals sat near a coin-flip at 50% and both teams to score was close to even at 53%.
On the day, Kyoto Sanga had 44% of the ball to Shimizu S-Pulse's 56%, shots finished 16-18, expected goals 1.10 to 0.79.
For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Kyoto Sanga had the better of it with 3 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 1.17 goals for Kyoto Sanga and 0.83 for Shimizu S-Pulse.
What was the final score of Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse?
Kyoto Sanga 1-2 Shimizu S-Pulse in the Japan - J1 League on 02/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
What did the model predict for Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse?
Before kick-off our model rated a Kyoto Sanga win the most likely single outcome at about 46%, with the full match-result split Kyoto Sanga 46%, draw 27%, Shimizu S-Pulse 27%. The final score 1-2 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on BTTS Yes — while Match Result (Kyoto Sanga) went the other way.