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

Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), Kameoka

Saturday morning sees Kwi-Jea Cho’s Kyoto Sanga and Arthur Thomas Papastamatis’s Cerezo Osaka go up against one another in a J-League clash at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka). We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head statistics across every major market, so there's nowhere better to prepare J-League clash.

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Kyoto Sanga's next match is v Yokohama FM at 06:00 on Saturday 17th May
Cerezo Osaka's next match is v Kawasaki at 07:00 on Sunday 18th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Kyoto Sanga and Cerezo was on Saturday 3rd May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 3rd 2025
Kyoto Sanga 2
3 Cerezo
 
T. Hara 12'18' L. Fernandes
T. Matsuda 14'43' K. Furuyama
65' M. Nakajima
 
KYO
CER
Shots On
7
4
Shots Off
7
5
Corners
7
3
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
17
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
Kyoto SangaCerezo
 
S. Gu
S. Fukuda
Y. Suzuki
H. Sugai (K. Sato 69')
T. Hirato
Y. Miyamoto
T. Matsudafootball icon (S. Hiraga 69')
S. Kawasaki
J. Mendes Santos (S. Takeda 61')
T. Harafootball icon
M. Okugawa (R. Elias da Silva 80')
K. Fukui
S. Hatanaka
R. Nishio
N. Takahashi Cendagorta
H. Okuda
(R. Sakata 75') S. Uejo
H. Kida
(S. Kagawa 88') football iconL. Fernandes
(S. Kitano 46') T. de Andrade
football iconM. Nakajima
(R. da Silva 62') football iconK. Furuyama

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there isn't an obvious winner in this fixture, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Kyoto Sanga and Cerezo will score at least a couple of goals between them. That has been the case when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Kwi-Jea Cho or Arthur Thomas Papastamatis has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s recently either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.29 equating to about a 74% probability.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Kyoto Sanga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kyoto Sanga
46%
13/10
16%
-
Draw
25%
12/5
5%
-
Cerezo
29%
2/1
15%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
10%
17/2-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
8%
11/1
8%
-
Cerezo 1-0
8%
10/1
22%
-
Cerezo 2-1
7%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
11/1
20%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
5%
16/1
19%
-
Cerezo 2-0
5%
16/1
31%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
4%
22/1
12%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
3%
22/1
21%
-
Cerezo 3-1
3%
20/1-
Cerezo 3-2
2%
28/1-
Kyoto Sanga 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
3/4
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
21/20
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11
18%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
6/5
20%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/13
5%
-
BTTS - No
46%
6/5
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/3
21%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9/2
10%
-
Home/draw
71%
4/11
6%
-
Away/draw
54%
4/7
12%
-
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/9
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/4
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/5
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
9/2
15%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
30%
-
Home DNB
64%
4/6
9%
-
Away DNB
46%
11/10
15%
-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
25%
10/3
13%
-
Cerezo win to nil
15%
5/1
33%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
23%
11/4
13%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Cerezo
3%
25/1-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
15%
5/1
8%
-
Draw / Cerezo
12%
6/1
17%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
Cerezo / Kyoto Sanga
4%
22/1
12%
-
Cerezo / Cerezo
16%
15/4
10%
-
Cerezo / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kyoto Sanga have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Kyoto Sanga have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Cerezo are in 17th position in the J-League on 13 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Cerezo have conceded 15 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 1 fixture 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
Kashima1611141434 
Oct 25
w
 
3-4A
w
 
1-0F
Sep 23
2
Kashiwa169611033 
d
 
1-1A
Jun 21
Sep 20
l
 
2-1F
3
Kyoto Sanga H17845328 
-
-
Sep 27
w
 
2-3A
4
Urawa Reds16754526 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
May 28
5
Hiroshima15825326 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 13
Aug 31
l
 
2-1F
6
Gamba Osaka16727-223 
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
Jul 5
w
 
2-5F
7
Cerezo Away16646222 
l
 
2-3F
Sep 27
-
-
8
Shimizu16646222 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
Jun 1
Nov 8
9
Kawasaki14563821 
Oct 4
w
 
0-1F
Oct 25
May 18
10
Vissel Kobe14635121 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
Aug 23
w
 
1-3A
11
Machida16637-121 
Sep 23
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2A
Aug 16
12
Avispa16637-221 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 21
May 24
Sep 13
13
Shonan16637-721 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 18
l
 
1-2A
Jul 19
14
Tokyo Verdy16556-520 
Aug 16
May 25
Jun 21
l
 
1-0A
15
Tokyo15546-219 
May 31
Aug 24
d
 
1-1F
Jun 14
16
Fagiano16547-219 
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
17
Nagoya16448-616 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
d
 
1-1F
Oct 4
18
Yokohama16439-715 
w
 
2-1F
Nov 30
Dec 6
l
 
2-0A
19
Albirex15276-513 
Jul 5
w
 
1-2A
Aug 11
d
 
2-2A
20
Yokohama FM14158-98 
Nov 8
May 17
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Kyoto Sanga 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Gamba Osaka
HKyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
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
Cerezo 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Cerezo
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
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCerezo1 - 2Machida
ACerezo0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
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
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 steady in attack of late, scoring in 9 consecutive J-League games. Their PG of 1.5 against Cerezo Osaka on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Goals have been difficult to come by for Cerezo Osaka of late. It has been 5 J-League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday morning against Kyoto Sanga.

Kyoto Sanga 3rd Cerezo 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Kyoto Sanga’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Cerezo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
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better
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
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Defence rating
%
better
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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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
16857
Y SuzukiR EliasT HaraJ Pedro
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Sung-Yun GLK2
-
S Fukuda DEF101
1
-
Y Miyamoto DEF13
-
Y Suzuki DEF17
-
H Sugai DEF174
2
-
J Pedro MID141
7
-
S Kawasaki MID172
1
-
T Hirato MID161
-
M Okugawa  FWD1541
-
T Hara FWD1625
1
-
T Matsuda FWD1011
2
-
Subs
G Ota GLK15
1
-
P William DEF12
2
-
K. Nagata DEF1
-
T Yonemoto MID131
2
-
S Takeda MID3
1
-
K Sato MID17
1
-
R Elias FWD1584
3
-
S Hiraga FWD81
-
M Souza FWD7
-
Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13692
L FernandesR RatãoL FernandesK Fukui
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Fukui GLK9
2
-
H Okuda DEF14
1
-
R Nishio DEF151
-
S Hatanaka DEF12
-
N. Takahashi Cendagorta DEF10
1
-
S Uejo MID61
-
H Kida MID101
1
-
M Nakajima MID1531
-
L Fernandes FWD1629
-
K. Furuyama FWD41
1
-
T Andrade FWD1321
1
-
Subs
J Kim GLK8
-
T Nakamura DEF1
-
K Noborizato DEF9
1
-
S Kagawa  MID1211
2
-
R Sakata MID11
-
M Shibayama MID101
-
R Ratão FWD1662
2
-
S Kitano FWD1542
1
-