Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Avispa Fukuoka

1 – 1

Full Time

Kyoto Sanga FC

Wed 6 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium 10,407 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Papagaio

Abdul Hanan Sani Brown 74' 1–1

Tomoya Miki 36' Y

Teppei Oka 45' Y

Y 67' Haruki Arai

Y 80' Henrique Trevisan

Shinya Tsukahara 90' Y

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Tanimoto
Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
Assistant 2 Tatsuya Fujisawa

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

Avispa Fukuoka 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-03-09 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-07-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

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

Kyoto Sanga FC

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 history

100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Best Denki Stadium that hosts another battle between Avispa Fukuoka and Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Avispa Fukuoka must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Kyoto Sanga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' It looks surprising Avispa Fukuoka does not make any changes. Taiyo Hiraoka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
28' Papagaio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
33' Avispa Fukuoka currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Yuji Kitajima is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 35.
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomoya Miki.
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' Poor challenge from Teppei Oka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' Haruki Arai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 162 games and scored 189 goals.
60' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Haruki Arai.
69' Haruki Arai was booked on 69.
74' The Japan Abdul Hanan Sani Brown breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-1!
79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' That is a card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Henrique Trevisan will be fuming at that decision.
85' Yuji Kitajima is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kyoto Sanga FC tonight.
90' Shinya Tsukahara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Avispa Fukuoka.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taichi Hara	4
Yuya Yamagishi	2
Wellington	2
Kazuya Konno	2
Masaya Tashiro	2
Ryoga Sato	1
Takumi Miyayoshi	1
Yuta Miyamoto	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-04-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-04-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-04-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.07 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Avispa Fukuoka or Kyoto Sanga FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka41% Draw25% Kyoto Sanga FC34%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka33% Draw38% Kyoto Sanga FC29%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 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

Actual

Asian 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.