Saturday , 22 August 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kyōto Sanga FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 4 Oct 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'
Taiki Hirato 58' Y
Fuki Yamada 59' Y
Shun Nagasawa 76' Y
Y 78' Kento Tachibanada
Y 84' Lazar Romanic
YR 88' Lazar Romanic

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — 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

3
4
2
Kyōto Sanga FC 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-11-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
28 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
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
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D
23 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
20 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
13 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–0 W
31 Aug FC Machida Zelvia H 5–3 W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC Kawasaki Frontale
#8 Position #14
23 Points 28
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
32 Scored 38
39 Conceded 40
-7 GD -2
1.28 PPG 1.56
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kyoto Sanga FC and Kawasaki Frontale get this one started.
  • 5' Sung-ryong Jung, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 8' GOAL! Tatsuya Ito fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 13' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 13 minute. Shimpei Fukuoka leaves to be changed by Shohei Takeda.
  • 18' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Kyoto Sanga FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' A goal from the Japan international Hidehiro Sugai! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-1!
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Fuki Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Okugawa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Sai van Wermeskerken has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Taiki Hirato.
  • 59' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 59.
  • 64' Asahi Sasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Shun Nagasawa on, Temma Matsuda off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from So Kawahara, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Marcinho is withdrawn and Akihiro Ienaga gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kento Tachibanada.
  • 83' Marcinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kyoto Sanga FC so far.
  • 84' Lazar Romanic is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Taiki Hirato as he leaves the pitch. Barreto steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 88' Lazar Romanic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Marcinho 2
Shinnosuke Fukuda 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Shin Yamada 1

Head to Head

2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-11-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-23 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2025-09-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kyōto Sanga FC42% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale33%
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
67%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
58%
Kyōto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC30% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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