Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kyōto Sanga FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 05:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'
Papagaio 20' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

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 Kyōto 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

5
1
5
Kyōto Sanga FC 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-07-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-09 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
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 Tōkyō Verdy H 0–0 D
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–0 W
01 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
22 Feb Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
15 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
08 Dec Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC Avispa Fukuoka
#8 Position #10
23 Points 21
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
32 Scored 49
39 Conceded 59
-7 GD -10
1.28 PPG 1.17
44% Win % 39%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto 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
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A
Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Werik 2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 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 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Yuta Miyamoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Poor challenge from Papagaio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 25' Japan international Masaya Tashiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Takaaki Shichi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Kyoto Sanga FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Taiki Hirato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 50' Yuji Kitajima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Sota Kawasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Yota Maejima is ready to make an impact after coming on for Masato Yuzawa at the 62 minute mark.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Kazuya Konno makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Joao Pedro Mendes on, Sota Kawasaki off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Yuto Iwasaki on, Kazuki Fujimoto off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Taiki Hirato as he leaves the pitch. Ryuma Nakano steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 78' Shun Nagasawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taichi Hara at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' The 25-year-old Masato Shigemi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Masato Shigemi comes on to replace Yuji Kitajima.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taichi Hara 4
Wellington 2
Kazuya Konno 2
Masaya Tashiro 2
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Yuta Miyamoto 1
Lukian 1
Takumi Kamijima 1

Head to Head

2025-03-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-07-07 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-09 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-03-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-02-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-02-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-12-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-03-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-03-01 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-02-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-02-15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.01 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or Avispa Fukuoka 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kyōto Sanga FC41% Draw24% Avispa Fukuoka35%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
59%
Kyōto Sanga FC or Avispa Fukuoka
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC33% Draw39% Avispa Fukuoka28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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