Cerezo Osaka 3-0 Kyoto Sanga — J1 League, 18 Apr 2026
Cerezo Osaka beat Kyoto Sanga 3-0 in the J1 League on 18 April 2026 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka. Thiago Andrade, Shion Homma, Solomon Sakuragawa got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cerezo Osaka have won 2 and Kyoto Sanga 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 13'Foul
- 1-018'assist: Masaya Shibayama
- 28'
- Half-time1-0
- 50'Foul
- 59'
- 59'out: Ryuma Nakano
- 61'
- 2-066'assist: Nelson Ishiwatari
- 71'out: Haruki Arai
- 72'out: David
- 80'
- 80'
- 89'VARRed card cancelled
- 90'
- 3-090'
- 90+3'
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Cerezo Osaka
- 7.9Kosuke NakamuraG
- 7.9Nelson IshiwatariM
- 7.6Shinnosuke HatanakaD
- 7.3Shunta TanakaM
- 7.3Shion HommaM
- 7.3Thiago AndradeF
- 7.2Rikito InoueD
- 7.2Motohiko NakajimaM
- 7.2Masaya ShibayamaM
- 7.0Ayumu OhataD
- 6.9Satoki UejoM
- 6.9Hayato OkudaD
- 6.9Solomon SakuragawaF
- 6.3Yumeki YokoyamaM
Kyoto Sanga
- 6.9Kyo SatoD
- 6.5João PedroM
- 6.5Haruki AraiM
- 6.5Sung-jun YoonM
- 6.5BarretoF
- 6.5Ko SakaiF
- 6.3Taiki HiratoM
- 6.3Henrique TrevisanD
- 6.3Hidehiro SugaiD
- 6.3Ryuma NakanoM
- 6.3Masaya OkugawaM
- 6.2Marco TúlioF
- 6.2DavidF
- 6.0Yoshinori SuzukiD
- 5.9Shinnosuke FukudaD
- 5.6Gakuji OtaG
Line-ups
Kyoto Sanga4-3-3
Cerezo Osaka4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Cerezo OsakaArthur Papas
Substitutes
- 27D. CoolsD
- 8Shinji Kagawa90+3'M
- 6Kyohei NoborizatoD
- 35Kyohei YoshinoM
- 21Kim Jin-HyeonG
- 7Satoki Uejo80'M6.9
- 5Hinata KidaM
- 9Solomon Sakuragawa90'61'F6.9
- 14Y. Yokoyama80'M6.3
Kyoto SangaGwi-Jae Jo
Substitutes
- 7Masaya Okugawa28'M6.3
- 8T. YonemotoM
- 21Kentaro KakoiG
- 3S. AsadaD
- 22Hidehiro Sugai90+5'59'D6.3
- 16Taiyo HiraokaM
- 77Haruki Arai71'M6.5
- 48Ryuma Nakano59'M6.3
- 19David72'F6.2
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
1.95Expected goals (xG)1.62
9Total shots13
4Shots on target4
3Shots off target6
2Blocked shots3
3Corners5
4Offsides0
4Fouls16
0Yellow cards4
4Goalkeeper saves1
368Total passes378
275Accurate passes270
75%Pass accuracy71%
Cerezo Osaka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Nakamura | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Shunta Tanaka | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Shion Homma | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Thiago Andrade | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Rikito Inoue | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Motohiko Nakajima | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Masaya Shibayama | 80 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ayumu Ohata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Satoki Uejo | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hayato Okuda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Solomon Sakuragawa | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yumeki Yokoyama | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Kyoto Sanga
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyo Sato | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| João Pedro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Haruki Arai | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Sung-jun Yoon | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Barreto | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ko Sakai | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Taiki Hirato | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Henrique Trevisan | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Hidehiro Sugai | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryuma Nakano | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Masaya Okugawa | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Marco Túlio | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| David | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Yoshinori Suzuki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Shinnosuke Fukuda | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Gakuji Ota | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Cerezo OsakaWLDLW
- W11 Apr 26AGamba Osaka1-0
- L04 Apr 26ANagoya Grampus0-3
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- L18 Mar 26HFagiano Okayama1-2
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Kyoto SangaWLDWL
- W11 Apr 26HFagiano Okayama5-1
- L04 Apr 26AGamba Osaka0-2
- D22 Mar 26HNagoya Grampus1-1
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- L14 Mar 26HCerezo Osaka1-2
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