GolVolt — Shimizu S-Pulse vs Cerezo Osaka: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka without a win in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 2 September, 2:0 against Kashiwa Reysol.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Cerezo Osaka – Shimizu S-Pulse 1:0

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Cerezo Osaka have won the last 3 meetings.

Table

Level on points

13.Shimizu S-Pulse14 pts 12.Cerezo Osaka14 pts

Shimizu S-Pulse: place 13, 14 pts · Cerezo Osaka: place 12, 14 pts.

Defence

Shimizu S-Pulse concede 2.6 goals per match

Shimizu S-Pulse2.6 Cerezo Osaka1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cerezo Osaka concede 1.6.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Tomoya Fujii

Shimizu S-Pulse · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.90avg rating

Last match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: rating 6.4.

Solomon Sakuragawa

Cerezo Osaka · forward

4goals 0assists 6.95avg rating

Last match, JEF United: 1 goal, rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Shimizu S-Pulse at home and Cerezo Osaka away, as in this match.

Shimizu S-Pulse

at home · 10

3W2D5L0.9scored per match1.7conceded per match

Cerezo Osaka

away · 10

2W2D6L1.2scored per match2.2conceded per match

Head to head

29 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · J1 League Cerezo Osaka 1:0 Shimizu S-Pulse Andrade 62'. Cerezo Osaka: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

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1 draw3.6 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Shimizu S-Pulse (4-2-3-1, last: Sanfrecce Hiroshima) · Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1, last: JEF United).

TUUmeda MBBrunetti SHHasukawa SPPark HSSugai MYYumiba YSShimamoto CACapixaba THHirato RGGermain KKKinoshita KNNakamura DCCools TTTakahashi RIInoue TNNakamura JIIrvine STTanaka AOOhata LFFernandes YKKomi PSSabbag

Shimizu S-PulseCerezo Osaka

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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