Cerezo Osaka vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Cerezo Osaka

62': Thiago

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1 - 0

Shimizu S-Pulse

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Cerezo Osaka are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

45'+2': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
45': Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
48': Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 48'
51': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 51'
57': Kei Koizumi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 57'
58': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 58'
62': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 62'
63': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 63'
66': Dieguinho (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
66': Kosuke Kinoshita (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
66': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 66'
76': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 76'
77': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 77'
90': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 90'
90': Pablo Sabbag (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

SHI		CER
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
42.2	Possession	57.8
10	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
242	Accurate Passes	370
343	Passes	482
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	7
8	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
42	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	3	+10	9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	+5	9
3	Kashima Antlers	3	+3	9
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	+6	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
4	Rikito Inoue
27	Dion Cools
10	Shunta Tanaka
36	Jackson Irvine
66	Ayumu Ohata
2	Takumi Nakamura
9	Soromon Sakuragawa
14	Yumeki Yokoyama
8	Shinji Kagawa

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Hayato Okuda, Travis Takahashi, Kyohei Noborizato, Koto Abe, Thiago, Kosei Okazawa, Pablo Sabbag, Yota Komi, Lucas Fernandes.

Shimizu S-Pulse (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Togo Umeda (GK)
15	Yuki Honda
14	Park Seung-wook
25	Mateus Brunetti Valor
24	Hidehiro Sugai
17	Masaki Yumiba
13	Ryo Germain
47	Yudai Shimamoto
9	Oh Se-Hun
50	Tomoya Fujii
49	Koya Kitagawa

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Sodai Hasukawa, Yuya Oki, Capixaba, Kai Matsuzaki, Yutaka Yoshida, Sen Takagi, Dieguinho, Kei Koizumi, Kosuke Kinoshita.

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