Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Hiroto Yamada

Eiichi Katayama 77' Y

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
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

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-03-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-11-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Júbilo Iwata	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–1	D
27 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–0	W
20 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–1	W
06 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L
26 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–1	D
19 Feb	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–2	D
27 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–1	W
20 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–4	L

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Cerezo Osaka FC
#7	Position	#2
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

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/6

76+

1/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
5' Shuichi Gonda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' That is a Yellow card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Hiroto Yamada will be fuming at that decision.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Shimizu S-Pulse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' The deadlock is broken! Hiroto Yamada gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
50' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thiago Andrade scoring 1 goals.
54' The deadlock is broken! Daigo Takahashi gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
57' Hiroaki Okuno makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
62' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Hiroshi Kiyotake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Satoki Uejo is hanging Ryosuke Yamanaka on the field on 65 minute.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' Katsuhiro Nakayama gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Yuta Kamiya and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Hikaru Nakahara makes way for Sota Kitano at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Eiichi Katayama argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
83' The deadlock is broken! Satoki Uejo gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
84' GOAL! Satoki Uejo scores on 84.
88' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Riki Harakawa departs to be replaced by Tokuma Suzuki.
With this win, Cerezo Osaka FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

21
Shuichi Gonda
6
Ryo Takeuchi ↓ Kota Miyamoto 71'
37
Daigo Takahashi ↓ Yuta Taki 65'
18
Ryohei Shirasaki
7
Eiichi Katayama
38
Akira Ibayashi ↓ Takeru Kishimoto 65'
50
Yoshinori Suzuki
4
Teruki Hara
17
Yuta Kamiya ↓ Katsuhiro Nakayama 71'
23
Yuito Suzuki
29
Reon Yamahara ↓ Benjamin Kololli 65'

Bench

1
Takuo Okubo
2
Yugo Tatsuta
32
Benjamin Kololli ↑ 65'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 65'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 71'
13
Kota Miyamoto ↑ 71'
15
Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 65'

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Kakeru Funaki
17
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 88'
27
Haruki Arai ↑ 75'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 75'
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 65'

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Ratao	3
Crislan	2
Hiroshi Kiyotake	2
Koya Kitagawa	2
Crislan	2
Hiroaki Okuno	2
Satoki Uejo	2
Takashi Inui	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-03-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-02-26 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-02-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-11-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-11-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-03-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2022-02-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2022-02-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-11-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-11-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.86 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.46 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw23% Cerezo Osaka FC46%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

54%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

69%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Cerezo Osaka FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse25% Draw36% Cerezo Osaka FC39%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 4

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 3

3.4%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	15%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.