On the 10th of April, Shimizu S-Pulse hosts Gamba Osaka at Iai Stadium Nihondaira in a clash of these two mismatched J-League teams. Shimizu S-Pulse sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Urawa Reds. Ataru Esaka struck first for Urawa Reds in the 33rd minute on a penalty kick, then in the 69th minute, Leon Yamahara sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Valdo earning Shimizu S-Pulse at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Gamba Osaka recorded a 1-1 draw against Kyoto Sanga. Peter Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Daiki Kaneko, then Dawhan tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 58th minute earning them at least the one point. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Gamba Osaka won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gamba Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been Leandro Pereira. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Shimizu S-Pulse hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Daigo Takahashi and Benjamin Kololli, and they each have 1 goal.