Kyoto Sanga FC vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Kyoto Sanga FC

2 – 1

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Albirex Niigata

Sat 5 Jul 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Danilo

Y 65' Motoki Hasegawa

Y 77' Michael Fitzgerald

Overview

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Kyoto Sanga FC vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata 2025-04-19 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-08-12 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-04-20 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-10-28 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC

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

Albirex Niigata

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Kyoto Sanga FC are looking to make home advantage count against Albirex Niigata.
5' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' A quiet spell here at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Shusuke Ota, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' Danilo puts Albirex Niigata on the lead.
34' A goal from the Brazil international Marco Tulio! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-1!
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' Poor challenge from Danilo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Danilo is replaced by Shusuke Ota on 46 minute.
51' The Brazil Marco Tulio breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Keisuke Kasai is replaced by Yuji Ono on 57 minute.
59' A change in the Kyoto Sanga FC ranks — Shun Nagasawa exits the field as Temma Matsuda enters on 59.
64' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Motoki Hasegawa argues furiously but the card stands.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kwi-Jea Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Michael Fitzgerald.
81' Eiji Miyamoto is replacing Fumiya Hayakawa for the Albirex Niigata side.
86' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Marco Tulio is withdrawn and Murilo gets his opportunity.
87' A change in the Albirex Niigata ranks — Motoki Hasegawa exits the field as Ken Yamura enters on 87.
90' Taiki Hirato makes way for Shogo Asada at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kyoto Sanga FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

99
Yuji Ono ↑ 57'
18
Yamato Wakatsuki
28
Shusuke Ota ↑ 46'
33
Yoshiaki Takagi
8
Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 81'
9
Ken Yamura ↑ 87'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
22
Taiki Arai
48
Yushin Otake

Coach Daisuke Kimori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marco Tulio	2
Patric	2
Kaito Taniguchi	2
Masaya Okugawa	1
Papagaio	1
Ken Yamura	1
Danilo	1
Taiki Watanabe	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-28 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-06-21 Kashiwa Reysol 3–3 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo W 2025-05-25 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-05-17 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–3 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-15 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-05-31 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC53% Draw25% Albirex Niigata22%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Kyoto Sanga FC35% Draw46% Albirex Niigata19%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 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.