Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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 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 24 Aug FC Tokyo A 4–0 W 16 Aug Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 12 Sep Yokohama FC H 1–1 D 31 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L 23 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D 20 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W 16 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia #8 Position #13 23 Points 37 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 32 Scored 42 39 Conceded 33 -7 GD +9 1.28 PPG 2.06 44% Win % 72% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kyoto Sanga FC and FC Machida Zelvia has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takaya Numata, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 16' Daihachi Okamura puts FC Machida Zelvia on the lead.
- 20' Joao Pedro Mendes is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 25' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' FC Machida Zelvia is showing some good football. However, FC Machida Zelvia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Hiroki Mochizuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 40' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 49' The referee shows FC Machida Zelvia player a card on 49.
- 53' Shohei Takeda is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 56' Fuki Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Okugawa on 56 minute.
- 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 139 games and scored 163 goals.
- 62' Hokuto Shimoda is replacing Daihachi Okamura for the FC Machida Zelvia side.
- 67' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 67 minute. Joao Pedro Mendes leaves to be changed by Taiki Hirato.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' Another change for FC Machida Zelvia made on 75 minute. Yuki Soma leaves to be changed by Takaya Numata.
- 80' FC Machida Zelvia 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.
- 85' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Hidehiro Sugai by Kyo Sato on 85 minute.
- 89' The FC Machida Zelvia manager makes a substitution. Hiroyuki Mae departs to be replaced by Ryohei Shirasaki.
- 90' The referee shows FC Machida Zelvia player a card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 9
- 14
- 2
- 50
- 24
- 6
- 16
- 26
- 48
- 22
Bench
- 25
- 18
- 39
- 21
- 44
- 10
- 27
- 5
- 93
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
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20
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Sang-ho Na 75'
- 1
- 3
- 19
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Takaya Numata 75'
- 5
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9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 75'
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16
Hiroyuki Mae ↓ Ryohei Shirasaki 89'
- 50
- 26
- 6
Bench
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18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 62'
- 11
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23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 89'
- 13
- 8
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 75'
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10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 75'
- 90
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22
Takaya Numata ↑ 75'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mitchell Duke 1 Sang-ho Na 1 Se-hun Oh 1 Gakuji Ota 1 Shinnosuke Fukuda 1 Sora Hiraga 1 Hiroki Mochizuki 1 Taichi Hara 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
FC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-12 FC Machida Zelvia 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-08-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-08-20 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-16 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.58 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.73 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or FC Machida Zelvia 75% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.31Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 63%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 63%Kyoto Sanga FC or FC Machida Zelvia 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 2 8.3%2 – 1 7.6%2 – 2 6.5%0 – 1 5.6%0 – 2 5.5%0 – 0 5.2%1 – 0 5.1%1 – 3 4.8%2 – 0 4.6%3 – 1 4%2 – 3 3.8%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 10% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 17% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 19% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 12% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.