Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Kyoto Sanga FC

3 – 0

Full Time

FC Tokyo

Sat 31 May 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Keigo Higashi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 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 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Tokyo

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo 2024-05-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-08-12 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-03-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
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

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo
#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

11% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/8

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Tokyo

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	7 G	4 A
Haruki Arai	4 G
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

FC Tokyo

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kyōto Sanga FC and FC Tokyo is underway.
5' Kein Sato, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' FC Tokyo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
32' Sota Kawasaki does the damage! The net is bulging and Kyoto Sanga FC surge ahead!
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kyōto Sanga FC and FC Tokyo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
47' Keigo Higashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kyōto Sanga FC so far.
52' FC Tokyo have won 422 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Sora Hiraga is replaced by Temma Matsuda.
62' FC Tokyo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcelo Ryan scoring 1 goals.
66' The whistle greets Takuji Yonemoto as he departs to be replaced by Shohei Takeda.
70' A stunning finish from Shohei Takeda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Teruhito Nakagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kota Tawaratsumida on 72 minute.
75' The Japan Masaya Okugawa breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 0-3!
78' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Keigo Higashi is replaced by Kento Hashimoto.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
85' Shogo Asada is replacing Shun Nagasawa for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
87' Yasuki Kimoto makes way for Yuto Nagatomo at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

3
Masato Morishige
10
Keigo Higashi ↓ Kento Hashimoto 78'
22
Keita Endo
8
Takahiro Ko
37
Kei Koizumi ↓ Kosuke Shirai 78'
4
Yasuki Kimoto ↓ Yuto Nagatomo 87'
13
Go Hatano
33
Kota Tawaratsumida ↓ Teruhito Nakagawa 72'
32
Kanta Doi
7
Soma Anzai ↓ Leon Nozawa 72'
16
Kein Sato

Bench

5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 87'
47
Seiji Kimura
18
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 78'
99
Kosuke Shirai ↑ 78'
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 72'
30
Teppei Oka
41
Taishi Nozawa
28
Leon Nozawa ↑ 72'
27
Kyota Tokiwa

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Papagaio	4
Diego Oliveira	2
Sota Kawasaki	2
Taiki Hirato	1
Masaya Okugawa	1
Shohei Takeda	1
Adailton	1
Yoshinori Suzuki	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

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 2025-05-11 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L

FC Tokyo Form

2025-05-31 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2025-05-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2025-05-03 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tokyo W 2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.25 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 FC Tokyo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC48% Draw21% FC Tokyo31%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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 Tokyo

52%

Kyoto Sanga FC or FC Tokyo

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kyoto Sanga FC35% Draw37% FC Tokyo28%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 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

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyoto Sanga FC covers	Push	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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