Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Kyoto
Updated
Kyoto won: Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Kyoto in the J1 League (Round 32) on Sun, 28 Sept 2025 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Ōsaka (Osaka). Cerezo Osaka goals: Dion Cools 57'. Kyoto goals: Temma Matsuda 44', Shun Nagasawa 87'. Expected goals: 1.16-1.19. Possession: 55-45. Player of the match: Taiki Hirato (8.2).
Match report
Kyoto beat Cerezo Osaka 2-1
Kyoto squeezed past Cerezo Osaka 2-1 away from home at Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Sunday 28 September in the J1 League.
Temma Matsuda put Kyoto ahead on 44' (0-1), Dion Cools levelled for Cerezo Osaka on 57' (1-1) and Shun Nagasawa restored Kyoto's lead on 87' (1-2).
Shun Nagasawa's 87' strike proved decisive.
Cerezo Osaka had 55% of the ball, shots were 14-13 (3-3 on target) and expected goals finished 1.16-1.19.
Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga FC) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 21,935.
Match stats
| Cerezo Osaka | Kyoto | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 55 | 45 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.16 | 1.19 |
| Total shots | 14 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 33 | 33 |
| Big chances | 0 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 315 (80%) | 240 (75%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Corners | 13 | 6 |
| Total shots | 14 | 13 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 10 |
Lineups
Cerezo Osaka (4-2-3-1): Koki Fukui, Dion Cools, Rikito Inoue, Shinnosuke Hatanaka, Ayumu Ohata, Shinji Kagawa, Shunta Tanaka, Lucas Fernandes, Masaya Shibayama, Thiago, Rafael Ratao
Kyoto (4-1-2-3): Gakuji Ota, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Yuta Miyamoto, Yoshinori Suzuki, Hidehiro Sugai, Shimpei Fukuoka, Joao Pedro, Taiki Hirato, Taichi Hara, Rafael Elias, Temma Matsuda
Key events
- 25' · Substitution · Fuki Yamada for Rafael Elias (Kyoto)
- 25' · Substitution · Shion Homma for Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka)
- 44' · Goal · Temma Matsuda (Kyoto)
- 45'+5 · Yellow card · Yuta Miyamoto (Kyoto)
- 55' · Yellow card · Joao Pedro (Kyoto)
- 57' · Goal · Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka)
- 59' · Substitution · Kyo Sato for Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto)
- 59' · Substitution · Ryuma Nakano for Joao Pedro (Kyoto)
- 70' · Yellow card · Rikito Inoue (Cerezo Osaka)
- 75' · Substitution · Leo Gomes for Taiki Hirato (Kyoto)
- 75' · Substitution · Shun Nagasawa for Shimpei Fukuoka (Kyoto)
- 82' · Substitution · Motohiko Nakajima for Masaya Shibayama (Cerezo Osaka)
- 82' · Substitution · Kyohei Yoshino for Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka)
- 87' · Goal · Shun Nagasawa (Kyoto)
- 88' · Substitution · Vitor Bueno for Rafael Ratao (Cerezo Osaka)
- 88' · Substitution · Niko Takahashi for Thiago (Cerezo Osaka)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Motohiko Nakajima (Cerezo Osaka)
All-time head-to-head
8 league meetings since 2022: Cerezo Osaka 2, draws 3, Kyoto 3.
Questions
Who won Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto?
Kyoto won, 1-2 (J1 League) on Sun, 28 Sept 2025.
When and where is Cerezo Osaka vs Kyoto?
Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 09:30 UTC at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Ōsaka (Osaka), J1 League.
What is the head-to-head record between Cerezo Osaka and Kyoto?
In 8 league meetings since 2022: Cerezo Osaka 2 wins, 3 draws, Kyoto 3 wins (goals 10-12).