19th September SHIMIZU S-PULSE - JEF UNITED CHIBA

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• The market has a firm view on this one. Shimizu S-pulse is the shortest price on a book of 1.81 / 3.50 / 4.20 (1 / X / 2), an implied 51.3%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 51.3% / 26.5% / 22.1% on an overround of 7.6%.

• In the league table Shimizu S-pulse sit 13th on 7 points (2W 1D 4L) with Jef United Chiba 20th on 4 points (1W 1D 5L).

• Shimizu S-pulse read W-L-D-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.

• Jef United Chiba read D-W-L-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.

• Head to head the record reads 3-2-1 — Shimizu S-pulse wins, draws, then Jef United Chiba wins. Their last meeting finished Shimizu S-pulse - Jef United Chiba: 2-0.

• Shimizu S-pulse lean hardest on Yuji Takahashi (9.5), Ryo Germain (8.7), Masaki Yumiba (8.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Jef United Chiba lean hardest on Takumi Tsukui (9.5), Yusuke Kobayashi (9.0), Daichi Ishikawa (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Shimizu S-pulse at 1.81 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 18th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.