Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

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FC Machida Zelvia

Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 86' Takahiro Akimoto

Y 26' Tete Yengi

Everton Maceio 70' Y

Overview

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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	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

Kyoto Sanga FC 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Machida Zelvia

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-05-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–1	W
11 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L
06 Sep	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Oct	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–4	L
12 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–1	D
06 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	3–1	W
02 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W
29 Aug	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Kyoto 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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

4/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

FC Machida Zelvia

Yuki Soma	3 G	3 A
Koki Ogawa	3 G
Hotaka Nakamura	2 G	1 A
Tete Yengi	2 G	1 A
Takuma Nishimura	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Kyōto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia — let the football do the talking.
5' Takuma Nishimura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kyōto Sanga FC so far.
10' Kyōto Sanga FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Machida Zelvia's shape.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yusuke Ishida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kyōto Sanga FC.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
26' That looks like a foul for a card for Tete Yengi.
29' Alex Souza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafael Elias at the 29 minute mark.
34' Hiroki Mochizuki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 102 appearances.
39' Mitch Duke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
44' FC Machida Zelvia is showing some good football. However, FC Machida Zelvia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' FC Machida Zelvia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' Fresh legs for FC Machida Zelvia! Takahiro Akimoto comes on to replace Takuma Nishimura.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kyōto Sanga FC and FC Machida Zelvia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
68' 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.
69' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Ren Kato is withdrawn and Everton Maceio gets his opportunity.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Everton Maceio.
72' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Keiya Sento trudges off to be replaced by Neta Lavi on 72 minutes.
77' Kyōto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Machida Zelvia backline.
81' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Morooka Hiroto is replaced by Marco Tulio.
86' A stunning finish from Takahiro Akimoto — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' A tactical swap from FC Machida Zelvia — Ibrahim Dresevic on, Thomas Ouwejan off on 89 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

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Thomas Ouwejan ↓ Ibrahim Dresevic 89'
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Takuma Nishimura ↓ Takahiro Akimoto 58'
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Kosei Tani
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Gen Shoji
–
Koki Ogawa
–
Yuki Soma
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Hotaka Nakamura ↓ Hiroki Mochizuki 58'
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Keiya Sento ↓ Neta Lavi 72'
–
Hiroyuki Mae
–
Daihachi Okamura
–
Tete Yengi ↓ Mitch Duke 72'

Bench

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Ryohei Shirasaki
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Mitch Duke ↑ 72'
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Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 89'
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Tatsuya Morita
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Neta Lavi ↑ 72'
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Ryuho Kikuchi
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Takahiro Akimoto ↑ 58'
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Futa Tokumura
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Hiroki Mochizuki ↑ 58'

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sang-ho Na	1
Se-hun Oh	1
Gakuji Ota	1
Shinnosuke Fukuda	1
Sora Hiraga	1
Hiroki Mochizuki	1
Taichi Hara	1
Daihachi Okamura	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2026-10-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-09-19 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-09-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-09-06 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-09-02 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2026-08-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-10-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-09-20 FC Machida Zelvia 2–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2026-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2026-09-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-09-02 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-08-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 FC Machida Zelvia xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC26% Draw26% FC Machida Zelvia48%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

52%

Draw or FC Machida Zelvia

74%

Kyōto Sanga FC or FC Machida Zelvia

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC20% Draw42% FC Machida Zelvia38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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