Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 Yodoko Sakura Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daichi Shiino 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Cerezo Osaka 7 · Kyoto Sanga 15

Referee Stats

Daichi Shiino

9 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	1.33
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	33%
Draws	22%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-13).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Cerezo Osaka (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-2

Goals For / Against

18 / 11

Avg: 1.80 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kyoto Sanga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

7 / 14

Avg: 0.70 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40

PPG

1.10

1.80

0.70

1.10

1.40

56%

O2.5

44%

67%

BTTS

44%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Cerezo Osaka rank7th

Kyoto Sanga rank15th

Cerezo Osaka points27

Kyoto Sanga points20

Cerezo Osaka: #7 · 27 pts · GD +7

6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kyoto Sanga: #15 · 20 pts · GD -7

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cerezo Osaka last 5 home

W W D W D

Points11/15

Weighted index82

Goals14-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Kyoto Sanga last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals1-10

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 44%

Kyoto Sanga trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Cerezo Osaka score at home78%

Cerezo Osaka clean sheet at home33%

Kyoto Sanga score away44%

Kyoto Sanga clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Cerezo Osaka score first44%

Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first50%

Kyoto Sanga score first11%

Kyoto Sanga win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cerezo Osaka 100% · Kyoto Sanga 25%

Avg first goal minute: Cerezo Osaka 15.3' · Kyoto Sanga 28.0'

Vs league average

Cerezo Osaka score at home1.80 vs 1.36

Cerezo Osaka concede at home1.10 vs 1.26

Kyoto Sanga score away0.70 vs 1.26

Kyoto Sanga concede away1.40 vs 1.36

Cerezo Osaka score 32% above league average, while Kyoto Sanga score 44% below league average.

Defensive side: Cerezo Osaka are 12% below league average at home, and Kyoto Sanga are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 0

Kyoto Sanga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

366

378

Passes Accurate

273

270

Passes %

75%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' T. Hirato

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Thiago Andrade

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Shibayama

50'

50' K. Sato

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ K. Sato

1st substitution · For: R. Nakano

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ T. Hirato

2nd substitution · For: H. Sugai

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Thiago Andrade

1st substitution · For: S. Sakuragawa

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Homma

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Ishiwatari

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Homma

2nd substitution · For: S. Uejo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Shibayama

3rd substitution · For: Y. Yokoyama

89'

89' 📺 VAR

Henrique Trevisan

Red card cancelled

90'

90' Henrique Trevisan

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Nakajima

4th substitution · For: S. Kagawa

90+5'

90+5' H. Sugai

90+6' ⚽

⚽

90+6' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

S. Sakuragawa

Normal Goal

Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cerezo Osaka beat Kyoto Sanga 3-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Daichi Shiino. It was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

First half: T. Hirato received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 13'. Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 18' when Thiago Andrade scored, with the assist credited to M. Shibayama, making the score 1-0.

Second half: K. Sato received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 50'. Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. Sato replacing R. Nakano. Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 59', with T. Hirato replacing H. Sugai. Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 61', with Thiago Andrade replacing S. Sakuragawa. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 66' when S. Homma scored, with the assist credited to N. Ishiwatari, making the score 2-0. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 80', with S. Homma replacing S. Uejo. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Shibayama replacing Y. Yokoyama. VAR intervened at 89' for Kyoto Sanga (Red card cancelled). Henrique Trevisan received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 90'. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Nakajima replacing S. Kagawa. H. Sugai received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 90+5'. Cerezo Osaka added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+6' when S. Sakuragawa scored, making the score 3-0.

Cerezo Osaka used 4 substitutions while Kyoto Sanga used 2 substitutions. Kyoto Sanga got 4 yellow cards.