Cerezo OsakaAttacking momentumShimizu S-Pulse
Preview
- 2026-08-22 at 11:00 GMT marks a key week 3 encounter between Cerezo Osaka and Shimizu S-Pulse in 2026-2027's J1 League.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Pablo Machin and T. Yoshida.
- Cerezo Osaka sit 12th with 3 points while Shimizu S-Pulse occupy 11th on 3 points.
- Neither Cerezo Osaka nor Shimizu S-Pulse are missing any players.
- Our forecast has Cerezo Osaka in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Shimizu S-Pulse set to counter in 4-3-3.
- In their last outing, Cerezo Osaka's highest-rated performer was J. Irvine (7.7), while Shimizu S-Pulse's standout was K. Kitagawa (7.2).
- Double disappointment: Cerezo Osaka fell 0-3 against Avispa Fukuoka, while Shimizu S-Pulse went down 0-1 vs Yokohama F. Marinos.
- Cerezo Osaka look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Shimizu S-Pulse have 2-1-2 in the same span.
- Dominance for Cerezo Osaka: across 32 clashes, they've won 13 games and only lost 8 games to Shimizu S-Pulse, with 11 stalemates.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Cerezo Osaka, bolstered by their 1-0-0 home record and an average of 2.00 goals per game.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Cerezo Osaka
Shimizu S-Pulse
Events
| 45+2' | Oh Se-Hun | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 48' | S. Sakuragawa | ||
| 51' | S. Hatanaka | ||
| 57' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 62' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 63' | M. Brunetti | ||
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| 76' | |||
| 77' | |||
| 90' | |||
| 90' | |||
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Cerezo Osaka is going head to head with Shimizu S-Pulse on 22/8/2026 10:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cerezo Osaka v Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics!