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

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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

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

71% 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

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Tokyo

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

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

FC Tokyo

Motoki Nagakura	5 G	2 A
Marcelo Ryan	3 G	2 A
Soma Anzai	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kyoto Sanga FC welcome FC Tōkyō for this crunch clash at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
5' Yasuki Kimoto is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kyoto Sanga FC tonight.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 444 games and scored 409 goals.
30' That is a card for FC Tokyo. Keigo Higashi will be fuming at that decision.
32' Brilliant from the ! Sota Kawasaki makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
37' FC Tōkyō come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
47' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
52' Kyoto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
57' Sora Hiraga makes way for Temma Matsuda at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
66' Shohei Takeda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuji Yonemoto 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' Assisted by Sota Kawasaki with the perfectly-timed delivery and Masaya Okugawa makes no mistake. 3-0!
78' Keigo Higashi makes way for Kento Hashimoto at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kwi-Jea Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
85' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Shogo Asada comes on to replace Shun Nagasawa.
87' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Yasuki Kimoto is replaced by Yuto Nagatomo on 87 minute.
With this win, Kyoto Sanga FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.