On Saturday Oct 29th, in week 33, Kyoto Sanga will host Cerezo Osaka at Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Kyoto Sanga sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. Shogo Taniguchi scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 9th minute, then Kento Tachibanada added another in the 22nd minute. Kyoto Sanga looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while cerezo Osaka sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Tokyo. Ryoma Watanabe struck first for Tokyo in the 48th minute, then Ryoma Watanabe added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Hotaka Nakamura In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Tokyo ran away with the shutout win. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Cerezo Osaka and Kyoto Sanga battled to a 1-1 draw. Kosuke Taketomi struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 34th minute, then Takashi Inui got the equalizer for Cerezo Osaka in the 48th minute on a feed from Hiroshi Kiyotake earning Cerezo Osaka a comeback draw.
Cerezo Osaka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are M. Kato and Ryosuke Shindo, and they each have 1 goal. Daiki Kaneko and Yuta Toyokawa are the top scorers for Kyoto Sanga in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.