Kyoto Sanga FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jul Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 28 Jun Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W 21 Jun Kashiwa Reysol A 3–3 D 31 May FC Tokyo H 3–0 W 25 May Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 17 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L 25 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 21 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 2–3 L 15 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W 31 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA will turn into a battlefield for Kyoto Sanga FC and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' Kazuki Fujita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Albirex Niigata 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.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Albirex Niigata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danilo on 29.
- 34' What a strike from Marco Tulio! The score is 1-1.
- 39' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' Danilo is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 46' Shusuke Ota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danilo on 46 minute.
- 51' Kyoto Sanga FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Tulio on 45.
- 56' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' Yuji Ono has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keisuke Kasai on 57 minute.
- 59' Temma Matsuda is replacing Shun Nagasawa for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 64' 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.
- 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Motoki Hasegawa on 65.
- 70' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 77' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Michael Fitzgerald gets a card.
- 81' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Fumiya Hayakawa is replaced by Eiji Miyamoto on 81 minute.
- 86' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Marco Tulio is replaced by Murilo on 86 minute.
- 87' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 90' Shogo Asada is replacing Taiki Hirato for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 14
- 2
- 39
- 50
- 24
- 7
- 10
- 26
- 22
- 93
Bench
- 25
- 77
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 4
- 48
- 31
- 5
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 35
- 19
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11
Danilo ↓ Shusuke Ota 46'
- 42
- 6
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15
Fumiya Hayakawa ↓ Eiji Miyamoto 81'
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Ken Yamura 87'
- 30
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↓ Yuji Ono 57'
- 1
Bench
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99
Yuji Ono ↑ 57'
- 18
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28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 46'
- 33
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 81'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 87'
- 21
- 22
- 48
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marco Tulio 2 Patric 2 Kaito Taniguchi 2 Ken Yamura 1 Danilo 1 Taiki Watanabe 1 Yuta Toyokawa 1 Naoto Arai 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.65 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.71Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 78%Draw or Albirex Niigata 47%Kyoto Sanga FC or Albirex Niigata 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%1 – 0 10.1%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.9%0 – 0 8.6%0 – 1 6.1%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 1 5.1%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 0 4.8%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 23% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.