Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Cerezo Osaka FC
3 – 5
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 88' Daiki Kaneko

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Cerezo Osaka FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-06-01 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-11-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC H 3–5 L
11 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
07 Aug FC Machida Zelvia H 0–0 D
20 Jul Albirex Niigata H 1–2 L
14 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
06 Jul Tōkyō Verdy A 1–1 D
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 5–3 W
12 Aug Albirex Niigata A 0–2 L
07 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
20 Jul Júbilo Iwata A 2–1 W
14 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
07 Jul Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Kyōto Sanga FC
#2 Position #8
31 Points 23
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
48 Scored 32
38 Conceded 39
+10 GD -7
1.72 PPG 1.28
61% Win % 44%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cerezo Osaka FC and Kyōto Sanga FC is underway.
  • 5' Kyōto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 12' GOAL! Papagaio scores on 12.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Taichi Hara makes it 0-2.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyōto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Ceara made 188 appearances and scored 99 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shinnosuke Fukuda makes it 0-3.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' What composure from Vitor Bueno! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 46' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Shimpei Fukuoka trudges off to be replaced by Daiki Kaneko on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuto Misao suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Against the run of play, Papagaio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' Ryuya Nishio is replacing Kyohei Noborizato for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • 61' Hiroaki Okuno makes way for Masaya Shibayama at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' The Brazil forward Papagaio breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 1-5!
  • 69' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Sota Kawasaki on, Takuji Yonemoto off on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 73 minute. Shunta Tanaka leaves to be changed by Yuichi Hirano.
  • 78' Hiroaki Okuno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Sota Kitano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Ryogo Yamasaki on, Lucas Fernandes off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Kyōto Sanga FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Murilo. He replaces Taiki Hirato on 86 minute.
  • 88' Daiki Kaneko picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Cerezo Osaka FC will have plenty to reflect on. Kyōto Sanga FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Papagaio 3
Taichi Hara 3
Temma Matsuda 3
Leo Ceara 2
Vitor Bueno 1
Sota Kitano 1
Takashi Inui 1
Shinnosuke Fukuda 1

Head to Head

2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-06-01 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-11-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-08-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Albirex Niigata L 2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-07-06 Tōkyō Verdy 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-08-12 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-08-07 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-07-20 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-07-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-07-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.29 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyōto Sanga FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw23% Kyōto Sanga FC35%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
58%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyōto Sanga FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw37% Kyōto Sanga FC27%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.