Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Sun 28 Sep 2025 · 09:30 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Yuta Miyamoto
Y 55' Joao Pedro Mendes
Rikito Inoue 70' Y
Motohiko Nakajima 90' Y

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
2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-05-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
23 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–3 L
20 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
13 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 4–2 W
31 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
23 Aug Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
23 Sep FC Machida Zelvia H 1–1 D
20 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L
12 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
30 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC H 5–0 W
24 Aug FC Tōkyō A 4–0 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' Three points are at stake. Cerezo Osaka FC host Kyoto Sanga FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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 Gakuji Ota suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Japan international Yoshinori Suzuki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kwi-Jea Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Papagaio is replaced by Fuki Yamada.
  • 26' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Shion Homma comes on to replace Lucas Fernandes.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Masaya Shibayama is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Kyoto Sanga FC's compact .
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Temma Matsuda makes it 0-1.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Yuta Miyamoto gets a card.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Joao Pedro Mendes gets a card.
  • 57' Dion Cools adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Joao Pedro Mendes has done his job and it is now time for Ryuma Nakano to step up.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kwi-Jea Cho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Rikito Inoue.
  • 75' Shun Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shimpei Fukuoka on 75 minute.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' The whistle greets Masaya Shibayama as he departs to be replaced by Motohiko Nakajima.
  • 87' GOAL! Shun Nagasawa fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 88' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Rafael Ratao is replaced by Vitor Bueno on 88 minute.
  • 90' That is a card for Cerezo Osaka FC. Motohiko Nakajima will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

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

2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-05-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-09-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-20 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-08-30 Kyōto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.13 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyōto Sanga FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC41% Draw24% Kyōto Sanga FC35%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
59%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyōto Sanga FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC35% Draw38% Kyōto Sanga FC27%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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