Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 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 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 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
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 Tokyo this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA that hosts another battle between Kyoto Sanga FC and FC Tokyo.
- 5' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 415 games and scored 375 goals.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hidehiro Sugai, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 30' Keigo Higashi was booked on 30.
- 32' GOAL! Sota Kawasaki scores on 32.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' Yoshinori Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 57' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Sora Hiraga by Temma Matsuda on 57 minute.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 66' Shohei Takeda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuji Yonemoto on 66 minute.
- 70' GOAL! Shohei Takeda scores on 70. Assisted by Shun Nagasawa
- 72' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Kota Tawaratsumida by Teruhito Nakagawa on 72 minute.
- 75' GOAL! Masaya Okugawa scores on 75. Assisted by Sota Kawasaki
- 78' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Keigo Higashi is replaced by Kento Hashimoto.
- 83' Keigo Higashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' The whistle greets Shun Nagasawa as he departs to be replaced by Shogo Asada.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Yuto Nagatomo. He replaces Yasuki Kimoto on 87 minute.
- Another three points for Kyoto Sanga FC.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 77
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- 50
- 24
- 7
- 10
- 26
- 31
- 22
- 93
Bench
- 29
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 16
- 44
- 4
- 48
- 5
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoFC Tokyo 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 Taiki Hirato 1 Masaya Okugawa 1 Shohei Takeda 1 Adailton 1 Yoshinori Suzuki 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 52%Kyoto Sanga FC or FC Tokyo 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 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.