FC Machida Zelvia vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 7 May 2025 · 10:00 UTC Machida GION Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Shinnosuke Fukuda

Y 65' Shun Nagasawa

Gen Shoji 76' Y

Overview

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FC Machida Zelvia vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.

FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

FC Machida Zelvia 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Kyōto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–2	L
03 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
25 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
13 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–1	W
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–3	L
29 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	1–2	L
25 Apr	Yokohama FC	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Albirex Niigata	A	2–1	W
16 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

FC Machida Zelvia		Kyōto Sanga FC
#13	Position	#8
37	Points	23
18	Played	18
13 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
42	Scored	32
33	Conceded	39
+9	GD	-7
2.06	PPG	1.28
72%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

54% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/1

76+

9/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/8

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

Takuma Nishimura	5 G
Koki Ogawa	4 G
Yuki Soma	3 G	4 A
Tete Yengi	3 G	1 A
Hiroki Mochizuki	3 G	1 A

Kyōto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Machida GION Stadium. FC Machida Zelvia are looking to make home advantage count against Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' FC Machida Zelvia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyoto Sanga FC backline.
10' Kyoto Sanga FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Machida Zelvia and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Taichi Hara has done his job and it is now time for Masaya Okugawa to step up.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Shinnosuke Fukuda is booked for Kyoto Sanga FC — card on 32.
35' FC Machida Zelvia ring the changes. Yuta Nakayama has done his job and it is now time for Hiroki Mochizuki to step up.
39' Hiroki Mochizuki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
44' The 26-year-old Shinnosuke Fukuda has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Takuji Yonemoto trudges off to be replaced by Sota Kawasaki on 46 minutes.
51' FC Machida Zelvia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The whistle greets Joao Pedro Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Shohei Takeda.
61' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Murilo is replaced by Sora Hiraga.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Shun Nagasawa is booked for Kyoto Sanga FC — card on 65.
66' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Ryohei Shirasaki is replaced by Hokuto Shimoda.
71' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Hiroyuki Mae has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' Magnificent from Sora Hiraga! That is 2 goals in 173 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
74' The whistle greets Takuma Nishimura as he departs to be replaced by Shota Fujio.
76' Poor challenge from Gen Shoji. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
81' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Yoshinori Suzuki comes on to replace Taiki Hirato.
86' Kyoto Sanga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Another three points for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Shota Fujio 74'
1
Kosei Tani
3
Gen Shoji
23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 66'
19
Yuta Nakayama ↓ Hiroki Mochizuki 35'
5
Ibrahim Dresevic
16
Hiroyuki Mae
50
Daihachi Okamura
10
Sang-ho Na ↓ Keiya Sento 74'
26
Kotaro Hayashi
90
Se-hun Oh ↓ Mitchell Duke 74'

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Masaya Okugawa ↑ 25'
18
Temma Matsuda
50
Yoshinori Suzuki ↑ 81'
21
Kentaro Kakoi
7
Sota Kawasaki ↑ 46'
16
Shohei Takeda ↑ 56'
31
Sora Hiraga ↑ 64'
93
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 46'
15
Kodai Nagata

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mitchell Duke	1
Sang-ho Na	1
Se-hun Oh	1
Gakuji Ota	1
Shinnosuke Fukuda	1
Sora Hiraga	1
Hiroki Mochizuki	1
Taichi Hara	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 FC Machida Zelvia xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Machida Zelvia46% Draw26% Kyōto Sanga FC28%

Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FC Machida Zelvia or Draw

72%

Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC

54%

FC Machida Zelvia or Kyōto Sanga FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Machida Zelvia37% Draw41% Kyōto Sanga FC22%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Handicap	FC Machida Zelvia covers	Push	Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

FC Machida Zelvia vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Machida Zelvia Form

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Clean Sheet