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Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga — J1 League 2018

Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
Preview
11:00
Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga
3/20/2027J1 LeagueJ1 League · Round 27Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Big match
50%
Cerezo Osaka
model favours
50%23%27%

93% of Cerezo Osaka’s matches go over 2.5 goals

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
61%
over 2.5 goals
62%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 5+ matches

Cerezo Osaka50%
×Draw23%
Kyoto Sanga27%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Cerezo Osaka
1.85
Kyoto Sanga
1.32

Cerezo Osaka creates 40% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 6 away

creates per match

Cerezo Osaka
1.91
Kyoto Sanga
1.33

allows per match

Cerezo Osaka
1.31
Kyoto Sanga
1.79

finishing

Cerezo Osaka+0.89scores more
Kyoto Sanga+0.50scores more

Total goals

61%Over
  • Over61
  • Under39

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

62%Yes
  • Yes62
  • No38

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Cerezo Osaka ↓

Kyoto Sanga →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–16%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–110%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–110%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–16%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
61%39%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Cerezo Osaka or draw
73%
Cerezo Osaka or Kyoto Sanga
77%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga
50%

Winning margin

Cerezo Osaka wins by 2+
28%
Kyoto Sanga wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Cerezo Osaka 1+ goals
84%
Cerezo Osaka 2+ goals
55%
Cerezo Osaka 3+ goals
28%
Kyoto Sanga 1+ goals
73%
Kyoto Sanga 2+ goals
38%
Kyoto Sanga 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Cerezo Osaka (draw refunded)
64%
Kyoto Sanga (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Cerezo Osaka at home — creates 1.91, concedes 1.31 · 5 matches

Kyoto Sanga away — creates 1.33, concedes 1.79 · 6 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Cerezo Osaka attack 1.91 + Kyoto Sanga defence 1.79 → ÷2 → 1.85

Kyoto Sanga attack 1.33 + Cerezo Osaka defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.32

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 50%?"

Cerezo Osaka scores more
50%
level
23%
Kyoto Sanga scores more
27%

Cerezo Osaka at 50% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 50% does not mean "Cerezo Osaka will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Both sides lean high-scoring (93% and 73% over 2.5)
  • Cerezo Osaka are unbeaten in 6 straight
  • Kyoto Sanga score first in only 27% of matches
  • Cerezo Osaka score first in only 29% of matches
  • Both teams score in 79% of Cerezo Osaka’s matches
  • 73% of Kyoto Sanga’s matches go over 2.5 goals

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Cerezo Osaka
Attack-heavy
Kyoto Sanga
Balanced
53%Possession51%
81%Pass accuracy71%
14.1Shots12.8
1.87xGBiggest gap1.13
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
Cerezo OsakaKyoto Sanga

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

5
Cerezo Osaka
2
Draws
3
Kyoto Sanga
Avg goals: 3.1BTTS: 60%
3–02–11–24–13–2

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Osaka
WWDWW
Sanga
WLWLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto Sanga — Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka face Kyoto Sanga on March 20, 2027 in this J1 League fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Cerezo Osaka host Kyoto Sanga at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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