Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Albirex Niigata

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Kyoto Sanga FC

Sun 11 Jun 2023 · 05:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium 30,136 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Yuta Toyokawa

Naoto Arai 72' 1–1

1–2 75' Patric

1–3 80' Patric pen

Y 16' Sota Kawasaki

Daichi Tagami 67' Y

Ryotaro Ito 85' Y

Overview

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Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hajime Matsuo
Assistant 1 Makoto Hibino
Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F.Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-11 Albirex Niigata 1–3 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jun	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–3	L
03 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–2	D
28 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–3	L
20 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–2	L
14 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	2–1	W
07 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–0	D

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jun	Albirex Niigata	A	3–1	W
04 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L
27 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L
19 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L
14 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
07 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–4	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Albirex Niigata have kicked off against Kyōto Sanga FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It’s high time Gwi-jae Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Albirex Niigata must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Albirex Niigata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyōto Sanga FC backline.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Sota Kawasaki argues furiously but the card stands.
21' Kyōto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
26' The travelling Kyōto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' The deadlock is broken! Yuta Toyokawa gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
33' Japan international Hiroki Akiyama has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryotaro Ito is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Albirex Niigata.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyōto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Osamu Henry Iyoha on, Kosuke Kinoshita off on 46 minutes.
51' Kyōto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Patric comes on to replace Ryogo Yamasaki.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
64' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Yuta Toyokawa trudges off to be replaced by Fuki Yamada on 64 minutes.
67' Daichi Tagami catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
72' Naoto Arai adds to his 0 season tally! Albirex Niigata lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
74' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Kazunari Ichimi comes on to replace Taiki Hirato.
75' What composure from Patric! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-2.
80' Brilliant from the ! Patric makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 80.
85' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryotaro Ito.
86' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Danilo by Kazuyoshi Shimabuku on 86 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

14
Kosuke Shirai
11
Ryogo Yamasaki ↓ Patric 55'
23
Yuta Toyokawa ↓ Fuki Yamada 64'
17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↓ Osamu Henry Iyoha 46'
39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 74'
3
Shogo Asada
7
Sota Kawasaki
1
Tomoya Wakahara
44
Kyo Sato
10
Shimpei Fukuoka ↓ Daiki Kaneko 74'
4
Rikito Inoue

Bench

22
Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 74'
9
Patric ↑ 55'
19
Daiki Kaneko ↑ 74'
15
Yudai Kimura
26
Gakuji Ota
24
Osamu Henry Iyoha ↑ 46'
27
Fuki Yamada ↑ 64'

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patric	2
Kaito Taniguchi	2
Marco Tulio	2
Danilo	1
Taiki Watanabe	1
Yuta Toyokawa	1
Naoto Arai	1
Yuji Ono	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.73 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Kyoto Sanga FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Albirex Niigata32% Draw27% Kyoto Sanga FC41%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw

59%

Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC

68%

Albirex Niigata or Kyoto Sanga FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata24% Draw43% Kyoto Sanga FC33%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap	Albirex Niigata covers	Push	Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Albirex Niigata Form

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Clean Sheet