Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kyōto Sanga FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 05:00 UTC Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage 13,255 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sota Kawasaki 75' 1–0
Patric pen 90+1' 2–0
Sota Kawasaki 40' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
  • Assistant 2 Akane Yagi (Japan)

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

4
5
Kyōto Sanga FC 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-03-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar FC Tōkyō H 2–0 W
25 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
18 Feb Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L
05 Nov Júbilo Iwata A 0–0 D
29 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D
12 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
18 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
05 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 2–3 L
29 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
12 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC FC Tōkyō
#8 Position #12
23 Points 37
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
32 Scored 55
39 Conceded 42
-7 GD +13
1.28 PPG 2.06
44% Win % 72%

Key Stats

11% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 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
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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
FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage that hosts another battle between Kyoto Sanga FC and FC Tōkyō.
  • 5' FC Tōkyō looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcelo Ryan scoring 1 goals.
  • 6' Kosuke Kinoshita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 11' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' FC Tōkyō are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Jakub Slowik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' FC Tōkyō come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 36' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sota Kawasaki.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Sota Kawasaki gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Albert Puig will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Kota Tawaratsumida gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Teruhito Nakagawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and FC Tōkyō are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' The whistle greets Shohei Takeda as he departs to be replaced by Daiki Kaneko.
  • 69' Adailton makes way for Pedro Perotti at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sota Kawasaki makes it 2-0.
  • 78' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Yuto Nagatomo has done his job and it is now time for Tsubasa Terayama to step up.
  • 79' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Koki Tsukagawa departs to be replaced by Yuta Arai.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Osamu Henry Iyoha comes on to replace Shimpei Fukuoka.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' Ryogo Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kosuke Kinoshita at the 90 minute mark.
  • Full Time. Kyoto Sanga FC beats FC Tōkyō

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Papagaio 4
Diego Oliveira 2
Sota Kawasaki 2
Taichi Hara 1
Taiki Hirato 1
Masaya Okugawa 1
Shohei Takeda 1
Adailton 1

Head to Head

2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-09-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-03-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō W 2023-02-25 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-02-18 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2022-11-05 Júbilo Iwata 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2022-10-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-03-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tōkyō L 2023-02-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-11-05 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-10-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2022-10-12 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or FC Tōkyō 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kyōto Sanga FC38% Draw24% FC Tōkyō38%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
62%
Kyōto Sanga FC or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC27% Draw41% FC Tōkyō32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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