FC Machida Zelvia vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Machida Zelvia vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 May Kyoto 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 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 Kyoto 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
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonFC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Machida Zelvia is hosting Kyoto Sanga FC for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 139 games and scored 163 goals.
- 15' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Masaya Okugawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taichi Hara on 25 minute.
- 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 calls foul for Shinnosuke Fukuda. He receives a card.
- 35' The FC Machida Zelvia manager makes a substitution. Yuta Nakayama departs to be replaced by Hiroki Mochizuki.
- 39' GOAL! Hiroki Mochizuki scores on 39. Assisted by Daihachi Okamura
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Sota Kawasaki. He replaces Takuji Yonemoto on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Joao Pedro Mendes is replaced by Shohei Takeda on 56 minute.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sora Hiraga suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Murilo is replaced by Sora Hiraga on 64 minute.
- 65' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Shun Nagasawa gets a card.
- 66' It is a substitution in FC Machida Zelvia team. Ryohei Shirasaki is replaced by Hokuto Shimoda on 66 minute.
- 71' 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.
- 73' What a strike from Sora Hiraga! The score is 1-1.
- 74' The whistle greets Takuma Nishimura as he departs to be replaced by Shota Fujio.
- 76' It’s gonna be a card for Gen Shoji.
- 81' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Yoshinori Suzuki on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- Another three points for Kyoto Sanga FC.
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Lineups
FC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
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20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Shota Fujio 74'
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- 19
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- 50
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10
Sang-ho Na ↓ Keiya Sento 74'
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90
Se-hun Oh ↓ Mitchell Duke 74'
Bench
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18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 66'
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- 13
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8
Keiya Sento ↑ 74'
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9
Shota Fujio ↑ 74'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 74'
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6
Hiroki Mochizuki ↑ 35'
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Coach Go KurodaKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Takuji Yonemoto ↓ Sota Kawasaki 46'
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14
Taichi Hara ↓ Masaya Okugawa 25'
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77
Murilo ↓ Sora Hiraga 64'
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39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Yoshinori Suzuki 81'
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44
Kyo Sato ↓ Shun Nagasawa 46'
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- 26
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Bench
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29
Masaya Okugawa ↑ 25'
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50
Yoshinori Suzuki ↑ 81'
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Sota Kawasaki ↑ 46'
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16
Shohei Takeda ↑ 56'
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31
Sora Hiraga ↑ 64'
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93
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 46'
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Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shinnosuke Fukuda 1 Sora Hiraga 1 Hiroki Mochizuki 1 Taichi Hara 1 Daihachi Okamura 1 Mitchell Duke 1 Sang-ho Na 1 Se-hun Oh 1 Head to Head
FC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-04-25 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2025-04-20 Vissel Kobe 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-04-13 FC Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds LKyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.98 FC Machida Zelvia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.37 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.35Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 Kyoto Sanga FC 54%FC Machida Zelvia or Kyoto Sanga FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 6.8%1 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 6.2%3 – 1 5.9%0 – 0 5%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 Kyoto 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% ✓Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.