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

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Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 05:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 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	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

Kyōto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

100% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kyoto Sanga FC and Avispa Fukuoka.
5' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The 29-year-old Taiki Hirato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Kyoto Sanga FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Papagaio scoring 1 goals.
20' The referee has no hesitation. Papagaio is booked for Kyoto Sanga FC — card on 20.
25' 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 Masaya Okugawa suffering a number of foals already.
30' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Kyoto Sanga FC winning 100% of all matches.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kwi-Jea Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Avispa Fukuoka have won 210 goals from 200 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kyoto Sanga FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Kazuki Fujimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Yota Maejima gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Masato Yuzawa and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Kazuya Konno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
67' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Pedro Mendes is hanging Sota Kawasaki on the field on 67 minute.
72' The crowd applauds Kazuki Fujimoto as he leaves the pitch. Yuto Iwasaki steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
73' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Taiki Hirato has done his job and it is now time for Ryuma Nakano to step up.
78' Shun Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taichi Hara on 78 minute.
83' Kyoto Sanga FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's shape.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kyoto Sanga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Masato Shigemi on, Yuji Kitajima off on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Avispa Fukuoka players.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Wellington ↑ 62'
7
Takeshi Kanamori
14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 72'
18
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 72'
24
Yuma Obata
29
Yota Maejima ↑ 62'
4
Seiya Inoue
6
Masato Shigemi ↑ 90'
15
Hiroki Akino

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taichi Hara	4
Yuya Yamagishi	2
Wellington	2
Kazuya Konno	2
Masaya Tashiro	2
Ryoga Sato	1
Takumi Miyayoshi	1
Yuta Miyamoto	1

Head to Head

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

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

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.