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 7 matches

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

Last time

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

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Streak

Kyoto Sanga without a win in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 19 September, 2:1 against Fagiano Okayama.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Solomon Sakuragawa

Cerezo Osaka · forward

4goals 0assists 6.95avg rating

Last match, JEF United: 1 goal, rating 7.8.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

5goals 3assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Gamba Osaka: rating 6.9.

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: JEF United) · Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Gamba Osaka).

KNNakamura DCCools TTTakahashi RIInoue TNNakamura JIIrvine STTanaka AOOhata LFFernandes YKKomi PSSabbag HAHalls KNNagata YSSuzuki WEWeverton KSSato HMMorooka SFFukuoka YIIshida HAArai RNNakano ASSouza

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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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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