Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Kohei Ando (Japan)
- Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 6–4 W 02 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W 29 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–2 L 25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 0–2 L 11 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 5–6 L 05 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–6 L 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 29 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Cerezo Osaka FC #13 Position #5 24 Points 31 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 40 Scored 48 42 Conceded 38 -2 GD +10 1.33 PPG 1.72 44% Win % 61% Key Stats
65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 19' Goal! Shunta Tanaka scores his 17 goal in 79 matches.
- 24' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 366 games and scored 384 goals.
- 34' Shimizu S-Pulse looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Matheus Bueno scoring 1 goals.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Cools made 347 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 49' Mateus Brunetti needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 54' Cerezo Osaka FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Solomon Sakuragawa, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 79' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Ayumu Ohata has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 84' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 90' Goal! Matheus Bueno scores his 3 goal in 128 matches.
- 90' Ahmed Ahmedov was booked on 90.
- With this win, Shimizu S-Pulse is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 28
- 16
- 5
- 10
- 25
- 51
- 11
- 38
- 47
- 9
- 6
Bench
- 7
- 1
- 81
- 29
- 4
- 15
- 97
- 17
- 23
Coach Takayuki YoshidaCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 27
- 8
- 44
- 66
- 10
- 4
- 21
- 18
- 48
- 9
- 14
Bench
- 23
- 13
- 5
- 11
- 7
- 3
- 34
- 19
- 16
Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rafael Ratao 3 Hiroshi Kiyotake 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Crislan 2 Hiroaki Okuno 2 Satoki Uejo 2 Crislan 2 Matheus Bueno 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.5 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.63 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 84%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 87% 13% ± 3.5 74% 26% ± 4.5 57% 43% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 62%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 58%Shimizu S-Pulse or Cerezo Osaka FC 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–4 not predicted6 – 4Actual2 – 2 6.2%2 – 3 5.4%1 – 2 5.2%3 – 2 5.1%2 – 1 4.9%1 – 1 4.5%3 – 3 4.4%1 – 3 4.4%3 – 1 4%2 – 4 3.5%4 – 2 3.2%3 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 11% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 15% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 16% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 12% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.