Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
- Assistant 2 Yusuke Hamamoto
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Kyoto 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 Tokyo 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 18 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L 11 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 5–1 W 04 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L 22 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 6–5 W 18 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 14 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Kyoto 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cerezo Osaka FC and Kyoto Sanga FC has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 13' The referee calls foul for Taiki Hirato. He receives a card.
- 18' Thiago Andrade puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Ko Sakai is replaced by Masaya Okugawa.
- 33' 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.
- 38' Marco Tulio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 43' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' Henrique Trevisan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 50' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 59' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
- 61' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Thiago Andrade is replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa on 61 minute.
- 66' Goal! Shion Homma scores his 1 goal in 351 matches.
- 71' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Sung-jun Yoon departs to be replaced by Haruki Arai.
- 72' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Barreto is replaced by David da Silva.
- 77' Cerezo Osaka FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thiago Andrade scoring 1 goals.
- 80' Yumeki Yokoyama is replacing Masaya Shibayama for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- 85' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Henrique Trevisan gets a card.
- 90' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Motohiko Nakajima by Shinji Kagawa on 90 minute.
- The final score is 3-0.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 44
- 23
- 13
- 66
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 18
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19
Shion Homma ↓ Satoki Uejo 80'
- 16
- 48
Bench
- 27
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 90'
- 6
- 35
- 5
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7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 80'
- 21
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9
Solomon Sakuragawa ↑ 61'
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14
Yumeki Yokoyama ↑ 80'
Coach Arthur PapasKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 11
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88
Barreto ↓ David da Silva 72'
- 2
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39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Hidehiro Sugai 59'
- 50
- 34
- 6
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44
Kyo Sato ↓ Ryuma Nakano 59'
- 1
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25
Sung-jun Yoon ↓ Haruki Arai 71'
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29
Ko Sakai ↓ Masaya Okugawa 28'
Bench
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7
Masaya Okugawa ↑ 28'
- 8
- 21
- 16
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77
Haruki Arai ↑ 71'
- 3
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48
Ryuma Nakano ↑ 59'
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22
Hidehiro Sugai ↑ 59'
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19
David da Silva ↑ 72'
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Temma Matsuda 3 Papagaio 3 Taichi Hara 3 Leo Ceara 2 Shun Nagasawa 1 Vitor Bueno 1 Sota Kitano 1 Takashi Inui 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.67 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.1Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 76% 24% ± 3.5 57% 43% ± 4.5 38% 62% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 81%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 39%Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyoto Sanga FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8.3%3 – 1 7.2%1 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 5.8%3 – 0 Actual3 – 2 5.1%4 – 1 4.8%1 – 2 4.5%1 – 0 4.2%4 – 2 3.5%4 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 18% 57% -1.5 43% — 57% -1 43% 20% 38% -0.5 62% — 38% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 10% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.