Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
FC Tōkyō
0 – 4
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Sun 24 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Kyo Sato
Kei Koizumi 31' Y
Kento Hashimoto 45' Y
Yuto Nagatomo 45' Y
Y 52' Temma Matsuda

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 Kyoto 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 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

4
4
FC Tōkyō 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–4 L
16 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 2–2 D
10 Aug Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
19 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W
05 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
28 Jun Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug FC Tōkyō A 4–0 W
16 Aug Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W
10 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
21 Jul Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D
05 Jul Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W
28 Jun Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō Kyoto 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

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/6
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Tōkyō and Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 8' Papagaio puts Kyoto Sanga FC on the lead.
  • 13' Goal! Papagaio scores his 31 goal in 386 matches.
  • 18' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Temma Matsuda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kashif Bangunagande made 437 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Goal! Yoshinori Suzuki scores his 6 goal in 105 matches.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kento Hashimoto on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 52' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Fuki Yamada is replacing Taichi Hara for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
  • 64' Marcelo Ryan is replacing Shohei Takeda for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Shinnosuke Fukuda is replaced by Ryuma Nakano on 70 minute.
  • 71' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 71 minute. Kei Koizumi leaves to be changed by Hidehiro Sugai.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Temma Matsuda is replaced by Keigo Higashi.
  • 81' Goal! Papagaio scores his 31 goal in 386 matches.
  • 83' Shun Nagasawa is replacing Papagaio for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
  • 85' Kyota Tokiwa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kota Tawaratsumida on 85 minute.
  • 90' Yuta Miyamoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kyoto Sanga FC players.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

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

2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC

FC Tōkyō Form

2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-08-16 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2025-08-10 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-07-19 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-05 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2025-06-28 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Yokohama FC W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-08-16 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-28 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.21 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō37% Draw23% Kyoto Sanga FC40%
Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
60%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
63%
FC Tōkyō or Kyoto Sanga FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō32% Draw36% Kyoto Sanga FC32%
Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 16% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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