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Kyoto Sanga v Cerezo Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 11:00 BST, Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), Kameoka

Saturday morning at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), and it’s a J-League showdown between Kyoto Sanga and Cerezo Osaka. Kwi-Jea Cho and Arthur Thomas Papastamatis will be doing all they can to ensure victory. J-League stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Kyoto Sanga
44%
--
Draw
26%
--
Cerezo
31%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
10%
--
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
9%
--
Cerezo 1-0
8%
--
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
8%
--
Cerezo 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cerezo 2-0
5%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
4%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
4%
--
Cerezo 3-1
3%
--
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
3%
--
Cerezo 3-2
2%
--
Cerezo 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Kyoto Sanga win to nil
23%
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Cerezo win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kyoto Sanga have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Both Kyoto Sanga and Cerezo Osaka have scored 16 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Cerezo are in 14th position in the J-League on 13 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Cerezo have conceded 10 goals, scored 12, scored in every game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kyoto Sanga H12633321 
-
-
Sep 27
May 3
2
Kashiwa11551420 
d
 
1-1A
Jun 21
Sep 20
l
 
2-1F
3
Kashima11614719 
Oct 25
w
 
3-4A
w
 
1-0F
Sep 23
4
Urawa Reds12543319 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
May 28
5
Avispa11614119 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 21
May 24
Sep 13
6
Kawasaki12462818 
Oct 4
w
 
0-1F
Oct 25
May 18
7
Shimizu12534418 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
Jun 1
Nov 8
8
Vissel Kobe11533218 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
Aug 23
May 6
9
Fagiano11524317 
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
10
Hiroshima10523217 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 13
Aug 31
l
 
2-1F
11
Machida11524117 
Sep 23
May 7
Apr 29
Aug 16
12
Gamba Osaka11425-414 
Jun 28
Apr 29
Jul 5
w
 
2-5F
13
Shonan11425-514 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 18
l
 
1-2A
Jul 19
14
Cerezo Away11344013 
May 3
Sep 27
-
-
15
Yokohama11335-112 
Apr 25
Nov 30
Dec 6
l
 
2-0A
16
Tokyo Verdy11254-511 
Aug 16
May 25
Jun 21
Apr 25
17
Nagoya11326-711 
May 11
Aug 10
d
 
1-1F
Oct 4
18
Tokyo11245-510 
May 31
Aug 24
d
 
1-1F
Jun 14
19
Albirex11155-58 
Jul 5
w
 
1-2A
Aug 11
d
 
2-2A
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
Nov 8
May 17
May 11
Nov 30
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Win / draw / win form
Kyoto Sanga 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Avispa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Kashima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Sagan Tosu
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga3 - 2Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga2 - 2Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Sapporo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga0 - 5Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Avispa
Kyoto Sanga0 - 3Machida
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Urawa Reds
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
AKyoto Sanga4 - 3Kashima
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
HKyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Shimizu
HKyoto Sanga0 - 1Avispa
AKyoto Sanga1 - 0Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga1 - 1Vissel Kobe
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
AKyoto Sanga0 - 2Fagiano
HKyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKyoto Sanga0 - 1Machida
HKyoto Sanga0 - 0Kashima
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Sagan Tosu
HKyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
AKyoto Sanga0 - 2Sapporo
Cerezo 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
Yokohama2 - 0Cerezo
Albirex2 - 2Cerezo
Kashiwa2 - 1Cerezo
Gamba Osaka2 - 5Cerezo
Tokyo3 - 0Cerezo
Sapporo1 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Shonan1 - 2Cerezo
Vissel Kobe2 - 1Cerezo
Yokohama FM4 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima2 - 0Cerezo
Kawasaki1 - 1Cerezo
Tokyo Verdy1 - 1Cerezo
Jubilo Iwata1 - 1Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Cerezo
Avispa0 - 3Cerezo
Machida2 - 1Cerezo
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Cerezo
Nagoya2 - 1Cerezo
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCerezo1 - 1Tokyo
HCerezo1 - 0Kashima
ACerezo1 - 2Hiroshima
HCerezo2 - 1Fagiano
HCerezo1 - 1Urawa Reds
ACerezo0 - 2Yokohama
HCerezo1 - 1Nagoya
ACerezo2 - 2Albirex
ACerezo1 - 2Kashiwa
HCerezo1 - 2Shonan
ACerezo5 - 2Gamba Osaka
ACerezo0 - 3Tokyo
HCerezo0 - 2Kashima
HCerezo1 - 0Avispa
ACerezo1 - 1Sapporo
HCerezo1 - 2Jubilo Iwata
ACerezo1 - 0Urawa Reds
HCerezo1 - 0Gamba Osaka
HCerezo0 - 0Kashiwa
ACerezo2 - 1Shonan
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2022
Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
2 / 3
D
2
CER
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kyoto Sanga
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Cerezo
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Cerezo since 2022
Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
KYO
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cerezo
3 - 5Kyoto Sanga
0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Kyoto Sanga have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive J-League outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Cerezo Osaka on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Kyoto Sanga 1st Cerezo 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Kyoto Sanga’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Cerezo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Kyoto Sanga
PG (predicted goals)
Cerezo
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
KYO
CER
10%
better
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Games scored10
10
Failed to score2
1
Scored first6
8
Goals scored16
16
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
15%
better
KYO
CER
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Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first6
3
Goals conceded13
16
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+15%

Kyoto Sanga v Cerezo J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9634
G OtaR EliasR EliasJ Pedro
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Ota GLK9
1
-
H Sugai DEF91
-
Y Suzuki DEF9
-
K Sato MID9
1
-
T Hirato MID91
-
S Fukuoka MID91
3
-
S Kawasaki MID9
1
-
T Hara FWD92
1
-
R Elias FWD963
2
-
J Pedro MID71
4
-
M Okugawa  FWD72
-
P William DEF6
2
-
Y Miyamoto MID6
-
T Yonemoto MID6
1
-
H Tawiah DEF5
1
-
S Hiraga FWD5
-
T Matsuda MID4
-
M Túlio FWD41
-
R. Nakano MID3
-
S Nagasawa FWD3
-
S Fukuda DEF2
-
M Souza FWD2
-
Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9432
S TanakaS KitanoL FernandesR Shindo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Okuda DEF9
-
L Fernandes MID913
-
S Tanaka MID91
1
-
M Nakajima FWD921
-
S Kitano FWD942
-
R Ratão FWD931
1
-
J Kim GLK8
-
R Nishio DEF81
-
T Andrade FWD811
1
-
S Hatanaka DEF7
-
H Kida MID7
1
-
M Shibayama MID7
-
K Funaki DEF6
-
R Shindo DEF61
2
-
V Bueno MID6
-
R Sakata FWD6
-
K Noborizato DEF5
1
-
N. Takahashi Cendagorta DEF5
1
-
S Kagawa  MID511
-
K Fukui GLK2
-
S Uejo MID2
-
T Nakamura DEF1
-
H Okuno MID1
1
-