Saturday , 22 August 2026

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Tōkyō Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kyōto Sanga FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Tōkyō Verdy
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Kosuke Saito
Temma Matsuda 83' Y
Fuki Yamada 90' Y
Y 90' Rei Hirakawa

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Tōkyō Verdy — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima

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

1
2
1
Kyōto Sanga FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Tōkyō Verdy
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2025-05-25 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-12-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2024-03-29 Tōkyō Verdy 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Tōkyō Verdy H 1–0 W
10 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
21 Jul Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D
05 Jul Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W
28 Jun Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
21 Jun Kashiwa Reysol A 3–3 D
Tōkyō Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–1 L
09 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–0 W
20 Jul FC Machida Zelvia H 0–1 L
05 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
29 Jun Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
21 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC Tōkyō Verdy
#8 Position #15
23 Points 28
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
32 Scored 29
39 Conceded 32
-7 GD -3
1.28 PPG 1.56
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Tōkyō Verdy this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Tōkyō Verdy are 15th (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
Tōkyō Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kyoto Sanga FC welcome Tōkyō Verdy for this crunch clash at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Tōkyō Verdy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuya Fukuda made 404 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Taichi Hara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Kyoto Sanga FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Tōkyō Verdy's shape.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kyoto Sanga FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 163 games and scored 191 goals.
  • 56' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tulio departs to be replaced by Fuki Yamada.
  • 61' The referee shows Tokyo Verdy player a card on 61.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Tokyo Verdy! Tetsuyuki Inami comes on to replace Yuan Matsuhashi.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Tokyo Verdy — Hayato Hirao on, Kosuke Saito off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Ryuma Nakano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Gomes on 64 minute.
  • 66' Papagaio does the damage! The net is bulging and Kyoto Sanga FC surge ahead!
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 72' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 72 minute. Yuya Fukuda leaves to be changed by Issei Kumatoriya.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 79 minute. Hisashi Appiah Tawiah leaves to be changed by Shogo Asada.
  • 80' Yuta Arai makes way for Shoji Toyama at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tokyo Verdy.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a card for Temma Matsuda.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' That is a card for Kyoto Sanga FC. Fuki Yamada will be fuming at that decision.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Tōkyō Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Itsuki Someno 2
Yuta Arai 1
Papagaio 1
Taichi Hara 1
Yuta Toyokawa 1

Head to Head

2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2025-05-25 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2024-12-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2024-03-29 Tōkyō Verdy 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2025-07-05 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-06-21 Kashiwa Reysol 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC D

Tōkyō Verdy Form

2025-08-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy L 2025-08-09 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-07-20 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2025-06-29 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-06-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.42 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Tōkyō Verdy xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC49% Draw27% Tōkyō Verdy24%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Tōkyō Verdy
51%
Kyōto Sanga FC or Tōkyō Verdy
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC31% Draw49% Tōkyō Verdy20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push Tōkyō Verdy covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Tōkyō Verdy keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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