Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 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 31 May FC Tōkyō H 3–0 W 25 May Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 17 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–0 W 11 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D 07 May FC Machida Zelvia A 2–1 W 03 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–3 L 25 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L 17 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–3 L 10 May Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 03 May Albirex Niigata A 3–2 W 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC FC Tōkyō #8 Position #12 23 Points 37 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 32 Scored 55 39 Conceded 42 -7 GD +13 1.28 PPG 2.06 44% Win % 72% Key Stats
13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shinnosuke Fukuda, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Keigo Higashi.
- 32' GOAL! Sota Kawasaki scores on 32.
- 37' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Leon Nozawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 162 games and scored 189 goals.
- 52' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' Temma Matsuda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sora Hiraga on 57 minute.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 66' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Takuji Yonemoto is replaced by Shohei Takeda on 66 minute.
- 70' What an equalizer from Shohei Takeda!
- 72' Teruhito Nakagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kota Tawaratsumida on 72 minute.
- 75' GOAL! Masaya Okugawa scores on 75. Assisted by Sota Kawasaki
- 78' The whistle greets Keigo Higashi as he departs to be replaced by Kento Hashimoto.
- 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 85' Shogo Asada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shun Nagasawa on 85 minute.
- 87' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 87 minute. Yasuki Kimoto leaves to be changed by Yuto Nagatomo.
- Full Time. Kyoto Sanga FC beats FC Tōkyō
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 77
- 2
- 50
- 24
- 7
- 10
- 26
- 31
- 22
- 93
Bench
- 29
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 16
- 44
- 4
- 48
- 5
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoFC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
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10
Keigo Higashi ↓ Kento Hashimoto 78'
- 22
- 8
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37
Kei Koizumi ↓ Kosuke Shirai 78'
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4
Yasuki Kimoto ↓ Yuto Nagatomo 87'
- 13
- 33
- 32
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7
Soma Anzai ↓ Leon Nozawa 72'
- 16
Bench
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5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 87'
- 47
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18
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 78'
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99
Kosuke Shirai ↑ 78'
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39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 72'
- 30
- 41
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28
Leon Nozawa ↑ 72'
- 27
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Papagaio 4 Diego Oliveira 2 Sota Kawasaki 2 Sora Hiraga 1 Taichi Hara 1 Taiki Hirato 1 Masaya Okugawa 1 Shohei Takeda 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.25 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.99 FC Tōkyō xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 70%Draw or FC Tōkyō 52%Kyoto Sanga FC or FC Tōkyō 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–0 not predicted3 – 0Actual1 – 1 7.2%2 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.3%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 2 5.1%2 – 3 4.6%1 – 3 4.1%2 – 0 3.8%3 – 3 3.4%0 – 2 3%4 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push FC Tōkyō covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 13% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 18% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 16% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 10% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✗FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.