Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka club members can't wait for J-League bout at IAI Stadium Nihondaira

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (20339 seats)

Shimizu S-Pulse have some catching up to do from their 15th position, and the task starts vs Cerezo Osaka. Read more!

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  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in J-League

Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Shimizu are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Cerezo most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

Shimizu S-Pulse's struggle is real here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with only 18 points collected from 18 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-6-8.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Shimizu S-Pulse, as their goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda has completely shut out the opponents for 221 minutes in the J-League.

A good away victory last time out for Shimizu S-Pulse, who won 1-0 against Urawa Reds (placed 6th). Manager H. Hiraoka felt very clever after Keita Nakamura scored the winning goal against Urawa Reds, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 78th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Keita Nakamura scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. Midfielder Daiki Matsuoka was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game.

Ahead of that match, Shimizu won a home game hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1-0).

Shimizu have scored 15 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shimizu defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats.

Naoyuki Fujita and Ryuya Nishio scored in Cerezo Osaka's previous match, the home game against Nagoya Grampus that ended 2-1. Ryuya Nishio, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Nishio scored one goal and won 3 of 7 duels.

A 1-4 loss hosting Kawasaki Frontale before that.

The visiting Cerezo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Cerezo have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other previously this season, with the match result Cerezo Osaka - Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu five wins, one draw and Cerezo Osaka four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Shimizu S-PulseT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
13 goals
Cerezo OsakaM. Kato
M. Kato
7 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shimizu S-Pulse Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 4 2 Won W 2 5 13
12 6 3 Drew D 2 4 9
16 8 1 Lost L 2 9 15
35 15 8 Scored S 6 20 46
53 27 5 Conceded C 4 21 49
95% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 95%
73% 72% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 65%
46% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 46%
22% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 22% 19%
49% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 54%
16% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 27%
41% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 24%
 
4 4.8 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.7 5.2
5.1 4.7 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.8 4.7
0.6 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.7 0.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.6 10.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 10.5 10.9
3.7 4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.9 4.2
26% 21% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 29% 29%
 
10.6 10.6 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 11.3 10.2
4 4.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.9 4.5
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in J-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

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