45 - Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Kawasaki Frontale

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Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC

Lazar Romanic 43' 1–0

Y 9' Alex Souza

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League .

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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

Kawasaki Frontale 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-11-09 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	3–1	W
17 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	6–5	W
10 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
06 May	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–0	W
02 May	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
29 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
17 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–4	L
13 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
10 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
06 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
02 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–2	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 history

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' Taiki Hirato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
9' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 9.
11' Ren Kato is replacing Alex Souza for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
16' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shimpei Fukuoka, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' Japan international Haruki Arai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
31' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' Magnificent from Lazar Romanic! That is 5 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shogo Taniguchi	2
Paulinho	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Asahi Sasaki	2
Hidehiro Sugai	1
Yasuto Wakizaka	1
Marcinho	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-05-24 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-05-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-05-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

2.25 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.66 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

Kawasaki Frontale49% Draw23% Kyoto Sanga FC28%

Both Teams to Score

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Over / Under Goals

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

72%

Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC

51%

Kawasaki Frontale or Kyoto Sanga FC

77%

Half-Time Result

Kawasaki Frontale38% Draw38% Kyoto Sanga FC24%

Correct Score

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

20%

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

11%

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