Saturday , 26 September 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
FC Tōkyō
2 – 1
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Fri 3 May 2024 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Yuta Toyokawa
Kei Koizumi 19' Y
Y 56' Kyo Sato
Y 63' Taiki Hirato

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-03-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Kyōto Sanga FC H 2–1 W
27 Apr Albirex Niigata A 3–1 W
21 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L
13 Apr Tōkyō Verdy A 2–2 D
07 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–0 W
03 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May FC Tōkyō A 1–2 L
27 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
20 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L
13 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
07 Apr Júbilo Iwata H 0–3 L
03 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D

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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
0% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/7
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 5 G 3 A
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Tokyo launch into their encounter with Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 4' Kashif Bangunagande is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' Yuta Toyokawa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 9.
  • 14' Kyoto Sanga FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Kei Koizumi is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 19.
  • 21' Diego Oliveira makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Tokyo are in front.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Temma Matsuda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Taiki Hirato on, Shohei Takeda off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kyo Sato.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Kazunari Ichimi. He replaces Temma Matsuda on 59 minute.
  • 61' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Teruhito Nakagawa departs to be replaced by Riki Harakawa.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Taiki Hirato argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kota Tawaratsumida made 441 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Shinnosuke Fukuda departs to be replaced by Leon Nozawa.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Diego Oliveira is replaced by Yuta Miyamoto on 77 minute.
  • 79' A goal from the Japan international Sora Hiraga! He fires home on 79 to make it 2-1!
  • 84' FC Tokyo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's shape.
  • 89' It’s high time Peter Cklamovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The points are shared — FC Tokyo 2-1 Kyoto Sanga FC. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Papagaio 4
Diego Oliveira 2
Sota Kawasaki 2
Taichi Hara 1
Taiki Hirato 1
Masaya Okugawa 1
Shohei Takeda 1
Adailton 1

Head to Head

2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-03-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō

FC Tōkyō Form

2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-04-27 Albirex Niigata 1–3 FC Tōkyō W 2024-04-21 FC Tōkyō 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-04-13 Tōkyō Verdy 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2024-04-07 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kashima Antlers W 2024-04-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-04-27 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-04-20 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Albirex Niigata W 2024-04-13 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-04-07 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 Júbilo Iwata W 2024-04-03 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.45 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō62% Draw20% Kyoto Sanga FC18%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
82%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
38%
FC Tōkyō or Kyoto Sanga FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō46% Draw37% Kyoto Sanga FC17%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.5%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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