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

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J. League · 2026-27

Kawasaki Frontale

2 – 2

Full Time

Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 22,660 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lazar Romanic 43' 1–0

1–1 54' Shinnosuke Fukuda

1–2 58' Rafael Elias

Marcinho 64' 2–2

Y 9' Alex Souza

Y 49' Weverton

Yuto Ozeki 80' Y

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura

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	Tōkyō 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 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kyoto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–2	D
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	Tōkyō Verdy	H	1–0	W
02 May	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–2	D
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

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

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ 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)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kyoto Sanga FC winning 0% of all matches.
9' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Alex Souza gets a card.
11' The crowd applauds Alex Souza as he leaves the pitch. Ren Kato steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kento Tachibanada suffering a number of foals already.
21' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Kyoto Sanga FC's compact .
26' 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.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 445 games and scored 568 goals.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ranko Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
43' Lazar Romanic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' The crowd applauds Shimpei Fukuoka as he leaves the pitch. Sung-jun Yoon steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Weverton on 49.
54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shinnosuke Fukuda makes no mistake. 1-1!
58' A stunning finish from Rafael Elias — that came from absolutely nowhere!
59' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Sota Miura has done his job and it is now time for Asahi Sasaki to step up.
64' Goal! Marcinho scores his 40 goal in 266 matches.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
74' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyoto Sanga FC backline.
79' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yuto Ozeki.
85' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinnosuke Fukuda	2
Paulinho	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Asahi Sasaki	2
Shogo Taniguchi	2
Marcinho	2
Taisei Miyashiro	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 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 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-02 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-08-15 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.12 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 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale46% Draw24% Kyoto Sanga FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

70%

Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC

54%

Kawasaki Frontale or Kyoto Sanga FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw39% Kyoto Sanga FC25%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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