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

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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 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	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–0	W
02 May	FC Tokyo	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

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

15% 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

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ 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)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	8 G	3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	4 G	4 A
Tatsuya Ito	3 G	3 A
Pedro Romano	3 G
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kawasaki Frontale is hosting Kyoto Sanga FC for another epic battle.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
9' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Souza is booked for Kyoto Sanga FC — card on 9.
11' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 11 minute. Alex Souza leaves to be changed by Ren Kato.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
21' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' Kyoto Sanga FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
36' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Kawasaki Frontale have won 576 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' Lazar Romanic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Shimpei Fukuoka is replaced by Sung-jun Yoon on 46 minute.
49' Weverton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 49.
54' What a moment for Shinnosuke Fukuda! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
58' A goal from the international Rafael Elias! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-2!
59' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Asahi Sasaki comes on to replace Sota Miura.
64' Marcinho makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
69' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Tatsuya Ito has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Yuto Ozeki will be fuming at that decision.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 171 games and scored 199 goals.
90' Yasuto Wakizaka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Asahi Sasaki	2
Shogo Taniguchi	2
Marcinho	2
Shinnosuke Fukuda	2
Paulinho	2
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Masaya Okugawa	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 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 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.