Kyoto Sanga FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Kyoto Sanga FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Futoshi Nakamura
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 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 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
Recent Form
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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Mar Kyoto 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
Kyoto 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 history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kyoto Sanga FC is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
- Another three points for Cerezo Osaka FC.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Papagaio 3 Taichi Hara 3 Temma Matsuda 3 Leo Ceara 2 Takashi Inui 1 Shinnosuke Fukuda 1 Kosuke Taketomi 1 Lucas Fernandes 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.8 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.22 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.02Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 75% 25% ± 3.5 56% 44% ± 4.5 37% 63% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 57%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 67%Kyoto Sanga FC or Cerezo Osaka FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8%1 – 2 Actual2 – 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 — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto 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
Kyoto 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.