Look at this intriguing game in the J-League. Shimizu S-Pulse is in the 9th position from playing three matches. They welcome Cerezo Osaka who are placed 17th from three games.
Insights:
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in J-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The first J-League game here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira resulted in a draw. Last season Shimizu S-Pulse's home game statistics were 5 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 19 games.
No payout for Shimizu S-Pulse in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos that ended in defeat 0-2.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Shimizu S-Pulse at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
One match played away so far in the J-League for Cerezo Osaka and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from 19 games.
The manager Kogiku was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo suffered a 0-1 loss to Tokyo (placed 15th). Midfielder Harakawa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Harakawa hit one key pass and had 52 successful passes (of 61 total).
Cerezo Osaka have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Shimizu S-Pulse, one draw and four wins for Cerezo Osaka. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 2 goals | K. Nakayama 1 goals |  R. Shindo 1 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 3.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 7.7 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 27% |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5 |
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in J-League
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Last season | Cerezo Osaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 54 | 28 | Conceded | C | 23 | 51 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 74% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 66% | ||
| 47% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 47% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 50% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 55% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 26% | ||
| 39% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |
