Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe 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.
Shimizu S-Pulse v Vissel Kobe — Team-Based Signals
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings
2-1
HT 1-0
Shimizu S-Pulse
JAP
0-0
HT 0-0
Vissel Kobe
JAP
0-2
HT 0-1
Vissel Kobe
JAP
1-1
HT 0-0
Shimizu S-Pulse
JAP
Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Vissel Kobe — Actual Match Statistics
Shimizu S-Pulse squeezed past Vissel Kobe 1-0. The game was level at 0-0 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.
Our pre-match lean was Vissel Kobe 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 49% and both teams to score was close to even at 52%.
On the day, Shimizu S-Pulse had 52% of the ball to Vissel Kobe's 48%, shots finished 10-6, expected goals 1.99 to 0.58 — an xG gap that size says the one-goal margin undersold Shimizu S-Pulse's control.
Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Vissel Kobe led the recent series with 3 wins, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 1.00 goals for Shimizu S-Pulse and 1.50 for Vissel Kobe.
What was the final score of Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe?
Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Vissel Kobe in the Japan - J1 League on 21/02/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
What did the model predict for Shimizu S-Pulse vs Vissel Kobe?
Before kick-off our model rated an Vissel Kobe win the most likely single outcome at about 46%, with the full match-result split Shimizu S-Pulse 27%, draw 27%, Vissel Kobe 46%. The final score 1-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Under 2.5 — while Match Result (Vissel Kobe), BTTS Yes went the other way.