Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–1 L 26 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W 22 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 15 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 4–0 W 08 Dec Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W 30 Nov Tokyo Verdy A 5–4 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W 26 Feb Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D 22 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 15 Feb Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–2 L 08 Dec Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D 30 Nov FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L Season Stats
Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC #14 Position #8 28 Points 23 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 38 Scored 32 40 Conceded 39 -2 GD -7 1.56 PPG 1.28 56% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonKawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
- 5' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Shintaro Kurumaya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 24' That looks like a foul for a card for Joao Pedro Mendes.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 139 games and scored 163 goals.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Asahi Sasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 46' Sota Kawasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Pedro Mendes on 46 minute.
- 49' Kyoto Sanga FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Masaya Okugawa on 49.
- 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 57' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yasuto Wakizaka is hanging Hinata Yamauchi on the field on 57 minute.
- 58' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Tatsuya Ito departs to be replaced by Marcinho.
- 63' Patrick William has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 72' Sora Hiraga is replacing Masaya Okugawa for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 77' The whistle greets Kento Tachibanada as he departs to be replaced by Shin Yamada.
- 78' Takuji Yonemoto was booked on 78.
- 78' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuji Yonemoto is hanging Taiki Hirato on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Kawasaki Frontale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 88' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Shimpei Fukuoka.
- 90' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Sora Hiraga is replaced by Temma Matsuda.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Marcinho 58'
- 7
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44
Cesar Haydar ↓ Kota Takai 46'
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8
Kento Tachibanada ↓ Shin Yamada 77'
- 15
- 9
- 5
- 19
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28
Patrick Verhon ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 58'
- 1
- 26
Bench
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 58'
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14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 57'
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23
Marcinho ↑ 58'
- 31
- 6
- 24
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20
Shin Yamada ↑ 77'
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2
Kota Takai ↑ 46'
- 98
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Masaya Okugawa ↓ Sora Hiraga 72'
- 9
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14
Taichi Hara ↓ Patrick William 90'
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39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Takuji Yonemoto 78'
- 50
- 24
- 6
- 44
- 10
- 26
- 22
Bench
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8
Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 78'
- 18
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7
Sota Kawasaki ↑ 46'
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4
Patrick William ↑ 90'
- 1
- 48
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31
Sora Hiraga ↑ 72'
- 5
- 93
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Asahi Sasaki 2 Shogo Taniguchi 2 Paulinho 2 Yuta Toyokawa 2 Yu Kobayashi 2 Papagaio 1 Masaya Okugawa 1 Tatsuya Ito 1 Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.86 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.32 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 72%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 53%Kawasaki Frontale or Kyoto Sanga FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 7.1%1 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 6%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 Actual3 – 0 4.3%3 – 2 3.8%0 – 2 3.6%Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 21% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.