Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
- Assistant 2 Tatsuya Fujisawa
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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 Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–1 L 03 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–2 D 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D 25 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 22 Apr Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W 19 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W 02 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L 29 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D 18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L 11 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 5–1 W 04 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L Season Stats
Avispa Fukuoka Kyoto Sanga FC #10 Position #8 21 Points 23 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 49 Scored 32 59 Conceded 39 -10 GD -7 1.17 PPG 1.28 39% Win % 44% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Avispa Fukuoka and Kyoto Sanga FC has kicked off!
- 5' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yota Maejima, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' Kyoto Sanga FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Papagaio on 28.
- 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
- 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomoya Miki on 36.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 45.
- 50' Joao Pedro Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 55' Taiyo Hiraoka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kokoro Maeda made 200 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 67' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 69' Haruki Arai is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 74' What a strike from Abdul Hanan Sani Brown! The score is 1-1.
- 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 80' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Henrique Trevisan gets a card.
- 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
- 90' Shinya Tsukahara is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kyoto Sanga FC players.
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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3
- 45
- 16
- 22
- 29
- 25
- 11
- 7
- 41
- 27
- 55
Bench
- 34
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 99
- 15
- 18
- 32
- 33
Coach Shinya TsukaharaKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 9
- 2
- 50
- 21
- 34
- 16
- 6
- 77
- 44
- 22
- 25
Bench
- 7
- 8
- 18
- 39
- 94
- 3
- 48
- 5
- 19
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Taichi Hara 4 Wellington 2 Kazuya Konno 2 Masaya Tashiro 2 Yuya Yamagishi 2 Yuta Miyamoto 1 Lukian 1 Takumi Kamijima 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.07 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Avispa Fukuoka or Kyoto Sanga FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 74%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.94Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 55% 45% ± 4.5 36% 64% Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw 65%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 59%Avispa Fukuoka or Kyoto Sanga FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.3%2 – 1 7.6%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 2 4.8%2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.3%1 – 3 4.2%1 – 0 3.6%0 – 2 3.5%0 – 1 ActualAsian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 13% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 18% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 16% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 10% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.