The match of 22nd round between Cerezo Osaka и Shimizu S-Pulse took place at Yanmar Stadium Nagai on 15 August 2018, Wednesday.
The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (18 July 2018) and ended with the victory of Shimizu S-Pulse with a score 3-0.
League table
The distance between the teams in the league table is 5 points.
Cerezo Osaka takes the 5th position in the league table with 30 points. This is the 21st of 34 team game in the tournament.
The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (Cerezo Osaka can score 39 points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 1 point (39 points are possible). The nearest pursuer is 2 points lower and has the opportunity to score 42 points additionally. The goal difference is 25:25.
Shimizu S-Pulse takes the 9th position in the league table with 25 points. This is the 18th of 34 team game in the tournament.
The difference with the nearest team on top is 2 points (Shimizu S-Pulse can score 48 points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 6 points (48 points are possible). The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with Shimizu S-Pulse and can score 45 points. The goal difference is 26:25.
Cerezo Osaka Stats
The team scored 14 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 10-7. The average number of goals is 1.
Sidelined players: MONIWA TERUYYKI, NISHIMOTO MASATAKA
Shimizu S-Pulse Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse could not win in the last 5 matches, with 4 losses and 1 draw.
The team scored 9 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 3 wins, zero draws и 7 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 12-18. The average number of goals is 1.2. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 0.1.