Wednesday , 30 September 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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
0% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto 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 Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Kyoto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 5 G 3 A
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Tōkyō vs Kyoto Sanga FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' What composure from Papagaio! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Papagaio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 18' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Kei Koizumi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Yoshinori Suzuki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 45' Kento Hashimoto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Shun Nagasawa is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Temma Matsuda on 52 minutes earns him a card. Kyoto Sanga FC will be frustrated.
  • 57' Kyoto Sanga FC have won 199 goals from 169 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Taichi Hara as he leaves the pitch. Fuki Yamada steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 64' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Shohei Takeda departs to be replaced by Marcelo Ryan.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Ryuma Nakano gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Shinnosuke Fukuda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Hidehiro Sugai. He replaces Kei Koizumi on 71 minute.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Kyoto Sanga FC's compact .
  • 77' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Temma Matsuda has done his job and it is now time for Keigo Higashi to step up.
  • 81' Papagaio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Papagaio has done his job and it is now time for Shun Nagasawa to step up.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Kyota Tokiwa on, Kota Tawaratsumida off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Kyoto Sanga FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Tōkyō.

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
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 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.