GolVolt — Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka without a win in 8 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 draws and 3 defeats. Last win: 2 September, 2:0 against Kashiwa Reysol.

Player in form

Rafael Elias: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).

Last time

Last meeting, 28 September 2025: Cerezo Osaka – Kyoto Sanga 1:2

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Table

1 point apart in the table

12.Cerezo Osaka14 pts 14.Kyoto Sanga13 pts

Cerezo Osaka: place 12, 14 pts · Kyoto Sanga: place 14, 13 pts.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka have scored in 4 matches in a row

LDDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka · forward

2goals 2assists 6.98avg rating

Last match, Kashima Antlers: 1 assist, rating 7.4.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

7goals 3assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 goals, rating 8.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Cerezo Osaka at home and Kyoto Sanga away, as in this match.

Cerezo Osaka

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match

Kyoto Sanga

away · 10

3W4D3L1.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

12 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.

Last time · 28 Sep 2025 · J1 League Cerezo Osaka 1:2 Kyoto Sanga Cools 57' · Matsuda 44' · Nagasawa 87'

1wins

1 draw3.8 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

3wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1, last: Kashima Antlers) · Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).

KNNakamura RIInoue TTTakahashi DCCools AOOhata SKKagawa STTanaka HOOkuda YKKomi LFFernandes PSSabbag HAHalls HTTawiah YSSuzuki KNNagata SYYoon SFFukuoka JPPedro HAArai ASSouza MTTúlio REElias

Cerezo OsakaKyoto Sanga

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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