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

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J. League · 2024

Cerezo Osaka FC

3 – 5

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Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 88' Daiki Kaneko

Overview

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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)

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	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

Cerezo Osaka FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Kyoto 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	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–1	D

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Jubilo 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		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 history

28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cerezo Osaka FC launch into their encounter with Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Kyoto Sanga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
12' What a moment for Papagaio! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
17' What a strike from Taichi Hara! The score is 0-2.
22' Lucas Fernandes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' A goal from the Japan international Shinnosuke Fukuda! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-3!
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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vitor Bueno makes it 1-3.
46' The whistle greets Shimpei Fukuoka as he departs to be replaced by Daiki Kaneko.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Papagaio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
60' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Kyohei Noborizato trudges off to be replaced by Ryuya Nishio on 60 minutes.
61' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masaya Shibayama is hanging Hiroaki Okuno on the field on 61 minute.
64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Papagaio makes it 1-5.
69' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Takuji Yonemoto is withdrawn and Sota Kawasaki gets his opportunity.
73' The whistle greets Shunta Tanaka as he departs to be replaced by Yuichi Hirano.
78' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' The Japan Sota Kitano breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 2-5!
80' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Lucas Fernandes exits the field as Ryogo Yamasaki enters on 80.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
86' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Taiki Hirato is withdrawn and Murilo gets his opportunity.
88' Daiki Kaneko picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kyoto Sanga FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 80'
33
Ryuya Nishio ↑ 60'
4
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 73'
7
Satoki Uejo
1
Han-Been Yang
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 73'
48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 61'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

77
Murilo ↑ 86'
19
Daiki Kaneko ↑ 46'
96
Lucas Oliveira
7
Sota Kawasaki ↑ 69'
44
Kyo Sato ↑ 69'
26
Gakuji Ota
31
Sora Hiraga ↑ 80'

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Temma Matsuda	3
Papagaio	3
Taichi Hara	3
Leo Ceara	2
Kosuke Taketomi	1
Lucas Fernandes	1
Thiago Andrade	1
Motohiko Nakajima	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyoto 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 Tokyo Verdy 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

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

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyoto Sanga FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw23% Kyoto Sanga FC35%

Actual: Kyoto 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 Kyoto Sanga FC

58%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kyoto Sanga FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw37% Kyoto Sanga FC27%

Actual: Kyoto 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

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	Kyoto 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% ✓

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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