Stored context before this match
Before this match, Cerezo Osaka have 12 scored home results and Shimizu S-Pulse 13 scored away results stored in 2012. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Cerezo Osaka at home: 1.08 points per match (12 measured matches); Shimizu S-Pulse away: 1.38 points per match (13 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Cerezo Osaka scored 1.33 per home match (12 measured matches); Shimizu S-Pulse scored 0.77 away (13). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 460 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 25 pooled club appearances (40.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Cerezo Osaka: 0 wins; Shimizu S-Pulse: 0 wins; draws: 1.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.