In a weekend match on Sun Jun 26th, in week 18, Cerezo Osaka will play host to Shimizu S-Pulse in a meeting of these two J-League teams. 6th placed Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Bruno Mendes struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 54th minute, but Gakuto Notsuda got the equalizer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 79th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a penalty goal by da Silva Vieira to cap off a wild match. Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while shimizu S-Pulse sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Avispa Fukuoka. Nishizawa scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 7th minute, then Thiago Santana added another in the 41st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On the 12th of March, Shimizu S-Pulse hosted Cerezo Osaka at the Iai Stadium Nihondaira in their last match together. Cerezo Osaka was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Akira Ibayashi struck first for Cerezo Osaka on an own goal in the 45th minute, then Daigo Takahashi tied it up for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 54th minute on a feed from Yuta Kamiya.
Thiago Santana has been the most prolific scorer on Shimizu S-Pulse in the last five matches with 2 goals. Both Okuno and Adam Taggart have been the hottest scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last five each having scored 2 goals.