Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka match stats & report

2–3 Full time

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 14 · Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kameoka · Ref Futoshi Nakamura, Japan

Kyoto Sanga stats & fixtures · Cerezo Osaka stats & fixtures

Kyoto Sanga lost to Cerezo Osaka 2–3 in the J1 League on 3 May 2025. Expected goals finished 3.11–0.60. Kyoto Sanga had 52% of the ball.

Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka match statistics

Kyoto SangaCerezo Osaka

52% Ball possession 48%
3.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.60
22 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 5
8 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 3
17 Fouls 8
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
414 Passes 402
78% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card H. Sugai Kyoto Sanga
12' Goal T. Hara Kyoto Sanga
14' Goal T. Matsuda Kyoto Sanga
18' Goal Lucas Fernandes Cerezo Osaka
24' Yellow card João Pedro Kyoto Sanga
43' Goal K. Furuyama (assist Lucas Fernandes) Cerezo Osaka
65' Goal M. Nakajima (assist Lucas Fernandes) Cerezo Osaka
81' Yellow card K. Fukui Cerezo Osaka

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Kyoto Sanga

Confirmed 4-3-3 Kwi-Jae Cho

1 Gu Sung-Yun

22 H. Sugai 50 Y. Suzuki 24 Y. Miyamoto 2 S. Fukuda

39 T. Hirato 7 S. Kawasaki 6 João Pedro

18 T. Matsuda 14 T. Hara 29 M. Okugawa

Bench G. Ota , Patrick William , K. Nagata , T. Yonemoto , S. Takeda , K. Sato , Rafael Elias , S. Hiraga , Murilo

Cerezo Osaka

Confirmed 4-3-3 Arthur Thomas Papastamatiou

1 K. Fukui

22 Niko Takahashi Cendagorta 33 R. Nishio 44 S. Hatanaka 16 H. Okuda

13 M. Nakajima 5 H. Kida 7 S. Uejo

11 Thiago Andrade 29 K. Furuyama 77 Lucas Fernandes

Bench Kim Jin-Hyeon , T. Nakamura , K. Noborizato , E. Chimeziekai , S. Kagawa , R. Sakata , M. Shibayama , Rafael Ratao , S. Kitano

Form guide

Kyoto Sanga at home

4–0–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cerezo Osaka away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Aug 24	Cerezo Osaka v Kyoto Sanga	3–5
1 Jun 24	Kyoto Sanga v Cerezo Osaka	1–1
25 Nov 23	Cerezo Osaka v Kyoto Sanga	0–1
14 May 23	Kyoto Sanga v Cerezo Osaka	0–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka head-to-head record