Stored context before this match
Before this match, Shimizu S-Pulse have 5 scored home results and Cerezo Osaka 4 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Shimizu S-Pulse at home: 1.40 points per match (5 measured matches); Cerezo Osaka away: 0.25 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Shimizu S-Pulse scored 0.80 per home match (5 measured matches); Cerezo Osaka scored 0.50 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.46 per club appearance across 180 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 4 of 9 pooled club appearances (44.4%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 wins; Cerezo Osaka: 7 wins; draws: 1.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
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