Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

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Kyoto Sanga FC

Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 06:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Joao Pedro Mendes

Y 78' Takuji Yonemoto

Y 90' Shimpei Fukuoka

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)

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

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 2023-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

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

Kyoto Sanga FC

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

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Kyoto Sanga FC for this crunch clash at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Poor challenge from Joao Pedro Mendes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
29' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's shape.
34' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 46 minute. Joao Pedro Mendes leaves to be changed by Sota Kawasaki.
49' Masaya Okugawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' Hinata Yamauchi makes way for Yasuto Wakizaka at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
58' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 58 minute. Tatsuya Ito leaves to be changed by Marcinho.
63' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick Verhon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kyoto Sanga FC.
72' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Masaya Okugawa is withdrawn and Sora Hiraga gets his opportunity.
77' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Kento Tachibanada is replaced by Shin Yamada.
78' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
78' Takuji Yonemoto is replacing Taiki Hirato for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
83' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Shimpei Fukuoka was booked on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Sora Hiraga is replaced by Temma Matsuda.
The points are shared — Kawasaki Frontale 0-1 Kyoto Sanga FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Marcinho 58'
7
Shintaro Kurumaya
44
Cesar Haydar ↓ Kota Takai 46'
8
Kento Tachibanada ↓ Shin Yamada 77'
15
Shuto Tanabe
9
Erison
5
Asahi Sasaki
19
So Kawahara
28
Patrick Verhon ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 58'
1
Sung-ryong Jung
26
Hinata Yamauchi ↓ Yasuto Wakizaka 57'

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-02-22 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-02-15 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-11-30 Tokyo Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-02-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-12-08 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale47% Draw26% Kyoto Sanga FC27%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw42% Kyoto Sanga FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 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.