Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Kyoto Sanga LWWLW 0
–
Cerezo Osaka WLWLW 3
1st2ndT
KYO000
CER123
Yanmar Stadium Nagai · 18,835 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
4
51
Possession
49
13
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
272
Accurate Passes
279
381
Passes
371
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
54
28
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
17
14
Effective Clearances
25
14
Clearances
25

Head to Head

CER leads series 3-2

Lineups

CER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Kosuke NakamuraG
  2. 44Shinnosuke HatanakaCD-L
  3. 4Rikito InoueCD-R
  4. 66Ayumu OhataLB
  5. 16Hayato OkudaRB
  6. 13Motohiko NakajimaAM
  7. 10Shunta TanakaLM
  8. 18Nelson IshiwatariRM
  9. 11ThiagoF
  10. 19Shion HommaAM-L
  11. 48Masaya ShibayamaAM-R

KYO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gakuji OtaG
  2. 34HenriqueCD-L
  3. 50Yoshinori SuzukiCD-R
  4. 44Kyo SatoLB
  5. 2Shinnosuke FukudaRB
  6. 25Yoon Sung-JunCM
  7. 39Taiki HiratoLM
  8. 6João Pedro MendesRM
  9. 88BarretoF
  10. 29Ko SakaiLF
  11. 11Marco TúlioRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 13'
  2. 18' Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 18'
  3. 28' Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 28'
  4. 50' Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 50'
  5. 59' Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 59'
  6. 59' Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 59'
  7. 61' Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 61'
  8. 66' Shion Homma (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 66'
  9. 71' Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 71'
  10. 72' David (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 72'
  11. 80' Satoki Uejo (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 80'
  12. 80' Yumeki Yokoyama (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 80'
  13. 90' Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 90'
  14. 90'+3' Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 93'
  15. 90'+5' Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 95'
  16. 90'+6' Soromon Sakuragawa (Cerezo Osaka) Goal at 96'

Japanese J1 League News

All news
ESPN Joey Lynch Socceroos transfer tracker: Where Australia's stars will play in 2026-27 Transfer deadlines are hitting across the globe and, with it, bringing to an end a window that has seen a remarkable surge in interest in players who represented the Socceroos at the FIFA World Cup. ESPN Gabriel Tan Japan 'came here to win the World Cup, not fun' - Yukinari Sugawara Japan wingback Yukinari Sugawara has reiterated that his team are at the World Cup not just to participate, but to win it. News Joey Lynch Tete Yengi credits journeyman career for World Cup call-up Socceroos bolter Tete Yengi says his journey to the national team has not been straightforward, but he believes these adventures have played a key role in his pursuit of becoming the "ultimate player" and, more importantly, a World Cup representative. ESPN Gabriel Tan Why Japan could be the most exciting team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Even with a couple of key players out through injury, Japan could still be the most exciting team at the 2026 World Cup.