Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2025
FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo 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 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

5
4
FC Tokyo 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-24 FC Tokyo 0–4 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo 2024-05-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto 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 Tokyo
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
Kyoto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Tōkyō welcome Kyōto Sanga FC for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 8' Papagaio adds to his 0 season tally! Kyoto Sanga FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 13' A goal from the Brazil international Papagaio! He fires home on 13 to make it 0-2!
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Kyo Sato.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Yoshinori Suzuki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Kento Hashimoto argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 50' The 27-year-old Taichi Hara has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' Temma Matsuda picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Fuki Yamada comes on to replace Taichi Hara.
  • 64' Marcelo Ryan is replacing Shohei Takeda for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Kyōto Sanga FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Shinnosuke Fukuda has done his job and it is now time for Ryuma Nakano to step up.
  • 71' Hidehiro Sugai gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Kei Koizumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Temma Matsuda is replaced by Keigo Higashi on 77 minute.
  • 81' Against the run of play, Papagaio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Papagaio is replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
  • 85' FC Tokyo make a change. Kota Tawaratsumida trudges off to be replaced by Kyota Tokiwa on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryuma Nakano, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Tōkyō and Kyōto Sanga FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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
Sota Kawasaki 2
Diego Oliveira 2
Patric 1
Ryoma Watanabe 1
Marcelo Ryan 1
Kashif Bangunagande 1
Motoki Nagakura 1

Head to Head

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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-08-24 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo37% 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 Tokyo or Draw
60%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
63%
FC Tokyo or Kyoto Sanga FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo32% 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 Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.