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

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J. League · 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 14 Mar 2026 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Kyōto Sanga FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
14 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	2–5	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	2–1	W
07 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
28 Feb	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
15 Feb	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–0	W
07 Feb	Gamba Osaka	H	4–5	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kyōto Sanga FC to score. At the same time, Cerezo Osaka FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
Cerezo Osaka FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Temma Matsuda	3
Papagaio	3
Taichi Hara	3
Leo Ceara	2
Thiago Andrade	1
Motohiko Nakajima	1
Shion Homma	1
Kengo Furuyama	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-03-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-03-08 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-02-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-02-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-02-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–5 Vissel Kobe L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2026-03-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-03-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2026-02-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-02-15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-02-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–5 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.8 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.22 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC33% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC43%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

67%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Cerezo Osaka FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC26% Draw38% Cerezo Osaka FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.3%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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