Kyōto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

J. League · 2025

Kyōto Sanga FC

1 – 1

Full Time

FC Machida Zelvia

Tue 23 Sep 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Joao Pedro Mendes 20' Y

Y 49' Hiroyuki Mae

Shohei Takeda 53' Y

Y 90' Takaya Numata

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Machida Zelvia

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-05-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–1	D
20 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–1	L
12 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
30 Aug	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	5–0	W
24 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	4–0	W
16 Aug	Tōkyō Verdy	H	1–0	W

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
12 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	3–5	L
23 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
20 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
16 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC		FC Machida Zelvia
#8	Position	#13
23	Points	37
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 0 / 5
32	Scored	42
39	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+9
1.28	PPG	2.06
44%	Win %	72%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Kyoto Sanga FC host FC Machida Zelvia — let the battle begin!
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Shota Fujio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kyoto Sanga FC tonight.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' GOAL! Daihachi Okamura fires home to make it 0-1!
20' The referee calls foul for Joao Pedro Mendes. He receives a card.
25' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Sang-ho Na needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
35' FC Machida Zelvia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kyoto Sanga FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Hiroyuki Mae.
53' Shohei Takeda was booked on 53.
56' Fuki Yamada is replacing Masaya Okugawa for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hokuto Shimoda made 439 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' Fresh legs for FC Machida Zelvia! Hokuto Shimoda comes on to replace Daihachi Okamura.
67' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Joao Pedro Mendes is replaced by Taiki Hirato.
72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosei Tani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kyoto Sanga FC.
75' Takaya Numata gets the nod from FC Machida Zelvia. He replaces Yuki Soma and will look to change the dynamic.
80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
85' Kyo Sato is replacing Hidehiro Sugai for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
89' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryohei Shirasaki is hanging Hiroyuki Mae on the field on 89 minute.
90' It’s a booking for FC Machida Zelvia player. Takaya Numata gets a card.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Sang-ho Na 75'
1
Kosei Tani
3
Gen Shoji
19
Yuta Nakayama
7
Yuki Soma ↓ Takaya Numata 75'
5
Ibrahim Dresevic
9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 75'
16
Hiroyuki Mae ↓ Ryohei Shirasaki 89'
50
Daihachi Okamura ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 62'
26
Kotaro Hayashi
6
Hiroki Mochizuki

Bench

18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 62'
11
Asahi Masuyama
23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 89'
13
Tatsuya Morita
8
Keiya Sento
15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 75'
10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 75'
90
Se-hun Oh
22
Takaya Numata ↑ 75'

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Se-hun Oh	1
Gakuji Ota	1
Shinnosuke Fukuda	1
Sora Hiraga	1
Hiroki Mochizuki	1
Taichi Hara	1
Daihachi Okamura	1
Mitchell Duke	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-20 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-08-30 Kyōto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-08-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2025-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-08-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-08-20 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-16 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 FC Machida Zelvia xG

I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or FC Machida Zelvia 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kyōto Sanga FC37% Draw25% FC Machida Zelvia38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

63%

Draw or FC Machida Zelvia

63%

Kyōto Sanga FC or FC Machida Zelvia

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyōto Sanga FC27% Draw42% FC Machida Zelvia31%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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