Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 16 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 16 games · 25 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 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 16 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Gamba Osaka 17 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 8 Tokyo Verdy 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 16 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 16 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 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 #11 Position #7 24 Points 25 16 Played 16 8 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 7 39 Scored 39 38 Conceded 35 +1 GD +4 1.50 PPG 1.56 50% Win % 56% Key Stats
65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 11th (24 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 7th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/–16-301/331-451/246-60–/161-754/376+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-151/116-303/131-452/–46-60–/261-752/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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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 Top Scorers
Player Goals Rafael Ratao 3 Hiroaki Okuno 2 Satoki Uejo 2 Crislan 2 Hiroshi Kiyotake 2 Koya Kitagawa 2 Crislan 2 Yoichiro Kakitani 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 42.67 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.54 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 85%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Shimizu S-Pulse winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 88% 12% ± 3.5 75% 25% ± 4.5 58% 42% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 65%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 55%Shimizu S-Pulse or Cerezo Osaka FC 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–4 not predicted6 – 4Actual2 – 2 6.1%3 – 2 5.4%2 – 3 5.1%2 – 1 5%1 – 2 4.8%3 – 3 4.5%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.9%4 – 2 3.6%2 – 4 3.2%4 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 12% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 16% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 15% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 11% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.