It's early days in the J-League and both Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shimizu S-Pulse and Gamba Osaka.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse have less points than they have played home games in the J-League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Shimizu S-Pulse to get some points in this home game. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Shimizu, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
In their previous game, the manager P. Cklamovski led his Shimizu to a defeat in the J-League match away at Cerezo Osaka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Ahead of that match, Shimizu lost 1-2 at home to Nagoya Grampus.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Shimizu S-Pulse at home in the league. 2 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka are still undefeated on their travels in the J-League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Gamba Osaka has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nagoya Grampus for a J-League game that ended a draw (2-2). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Cerezo Osaka.
The draw against Nagoya Grampus came from a losing position. The Gamba manager T. Miyamoto brought on K. Watanabe as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Gamba Osaka have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu two wins, two draws and Gamba Osaka six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Braga Bispo Junior 11 goals |   K. Nishizawa 7 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 36% |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Last season | Gamba Osaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Scored | S | 26 | 54 | ||
| 69 | 40 | Conceded | C | 30 | 48 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 74% | ||
| 62% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 59% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 59% | 47% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 21% | ||
| 62% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 15% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 15% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 401 | 197 | Total Shots | T S | 215 | 474 | ||
| 157 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 82 | 175 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Yokohama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 64 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 63 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 23 | 60 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 41 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -24 | 39 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 36 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -23 | 36 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 31 |