Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium 18,835 HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago Andrade 18' 1–0

Shion Homma 66' 2–0

Solomon Sakuragawa 90+6' 3–0

Y 13' Taiki Hirato

Y 50' Kyo Sato

Y 90' Henrique Trevisan

Y 90' Hidehiro Sugai

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 (2026/27)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
Assistant 2 Yusuke Hamamoto

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 Tokyo	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

2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-08-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–5 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

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

Kyoto Sanga FC

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 history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% 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

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cerezo Osaka FC welcome Kyoto Sanga FC for this crunch clash at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
5' Joao Pedro Mendes, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Ko Sakai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' Controversy at the stadium! Taiki Hirato argues furiously but the card stands.
18' A goal from the Brazil international Thiago Andrade! He fires home on 18 to make it 1-0!
23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
28' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Masaya Okugawa on, Ko Sakai off on 28 minutes.
33' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 50.
55' The 26-year-old Kyo Sato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
59' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Taiki Hirato is withdrawn and Hidehiro Sugai gets his opportunity.
61' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Thiago Andrade is replaced by Solomon Sakuragawa.
66' Magnificent from Shion Homma! That is 2 goals in 359 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' Haruki Arai gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Sung-jun Yoon and will look to change the dynamic.
72' David da Silva is replacing Barreto for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunta Tanaka made 83 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Yumeki Yokoyama comes on to replace Masaya Shibayama.
85' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 401 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' That is a card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Henrique Trevisan will be fuming at that decision.
90' Shinji Kagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Motohiko Nakajima at the 90 minute mark.
Another three points for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

44
Shinnosuke Hatanaka
23
Kosuke Nakamura
13
Motohiko Nakajima ↓ Shinji Kagawa 90'
66
Ayumu Ohata
10
Shunta Tanaka
11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Solomon Sakuragawa 61'
4
Rikito Inoue
18
Nelson Ishiwatari
19
Shion Homma ↓ Satoki Uejo 80'
16
Hayato Okuda
48
Masaya Shibayama ↓ Yumeki Yokoyama 80'

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

7
Masaya Okugawa ↑ 28'
8
Takuji Yonemoto
21
Kentaro Kakoi
16
Taiyo Hiraoka
77
Haruki Arai ↑ 71'
3
Shogo Asada
48
Ryuma Nakano ↑ 59'
22
Hidehiro Sugai ↑ 59'
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
Dion Cools	1
Shun Nagasawa	1
Vitor Bueno	1
Sota Kitano	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-04-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-04 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2026-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-04-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-03-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 6–5 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-03-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-03-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.67 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.43 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC61% Draw20% Kyoto Sanga FC19%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC47% Draw35% Kyoto Sanga FC18%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 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.