Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
FC Tōkyō
2 – 0
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Sun 6 Sep 2026 · 10:30 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcelo Ryan 70' 1–0
Motoki Nagakura 75' 2–0
Y 43' Weverton
Y 50' Temma Matsuda
Y 57' Haruki Arai

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Takayuki Shimizu

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

5
4
FC Tōkyō 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-06 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-05-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-08-24 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 2–0 W
02 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
29 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W
21 Aug JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
15 Aug Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
23 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
02 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
29 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W
22 Aug FC Mito Holly Hock H 1–3 L
15 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D
23 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

11% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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 Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Tōkyō host Kyōto Sanga FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kento Hashimoto, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Takahiro Ko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Rafael Elias has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 35' With 1 assists to his name this season, Kein Sato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Everton Maceio departs to be replaced by Temma Matsuda.
  • 50' That is a card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Temma Matsuda will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyōto Sanga FC backline.
  • 57' Haruki Arai is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Kento Hashimoto exits the field as Yuto Nagatomo enters on 62.
  • 67' The travelling Kyōto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Temma Matsuda trudges off to be replaced by Takumi Kato on 69 minutes.
  • 70' What composure from Marcelo Ryan! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 75' The whistle greets Rafael Elias as he departs to be replaced by Fuchi Honda.
  • 75' Motoki Nagakura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 8 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Kyōto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyōto 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.
  • 86' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hirokazu Ishihara is hanging Sei Muroya on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Motoki Nagakura as he leaves the pitch. Teruhito Nakagawa steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Tōkyō players.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Papagaio 4
Diego Oliveira 2
Sota Kawasaki 2
Shohei Takeda 1
Adailton 1
Yoshinori Suzuki 1
Leandro 1
Keigo Higashi 1

Head to Head

2026-09-06 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC 2025-05-31 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-08-24 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-09-06 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2026-09-02 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2026-08-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–3 FC Tōkyō W 2026-08-21 FC Tōkyō 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō L

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-09-06 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2026-09-02 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2026-08-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-08-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–3 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2026-05-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.49 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō57% Draw21% Kyōto Sanga FC22%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
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

FC Tōkyō or Draw
78%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
43%
FC Tōkyō or Kyōto Sanga FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō44% Draw37% Kyōto Sanga FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
3.2%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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