Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

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Kawasaki Frontale 8 games · Avg 2.3 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
17% 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
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/6
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Joao Pedro Mendes. He receives a card.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takuji Yonemoto, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The whistle greets Joao Pedro Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Sota Kawasaki.
  • 49' Goal! Masaya Okugawa scores his 23 goal in 277 matches.
  • 54' Kyoto Sanga FC 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.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Hinata Yamauchi is replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka on 57 minute.
  • 58' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcinho is hanging Tatsuya Ito on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Shuto Tanabe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 72' Sora Hiraga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Okugawa on 72 minute.
  • 77' Shin Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Tachibanada on 77 minute.
  • 78' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Takuji Yonemoto on 78 minute.
  • 83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. So Kawahara made 279 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Shimpei Fukuoka.
  • 90' Temma Matsuda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sora Hiraga on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kyoto Sanga FC players.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Shin Yamada 1
Papagaio 1
Masaya Okugawa 1

Head to Head

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

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
7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
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.