Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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 04 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 28 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D 23 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 20 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L 13 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–0 W 31 Aug FC Machida Zelvia H 5–3 W Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC Kawasaki Frontale #8 Position #14 23 Points 28 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 32 Scored 38 39 Conceded 40 -7 GD -2 1.28 PPG 1.56 44% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededKawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kyoto Sanga FC and Kawasaki Frontale is underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryuma Nakano suffering a number of foals already.
- 8' What a strike from Tatsuya Ito! The score is 0-1.
- 13' Shohei Takeda is replacing Shimpei Fukuoka for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 18' Yasuto Wakizaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 23' 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.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 33' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' Goal! Hidehiro Sugai scores his 2 goal in 447 matches.
- 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Masaya Okugawa by Fuki Yamada on 46 minute.
- 51' Kyoto Sanga FC 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.
- 56' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Akihiro Ienaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 58.
- 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fuki Yamada on 59.
- 64' Filip Uremovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Temma Matsuda is replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' The whistle greets Marcinho as he departs to be replaced by Akihiro Ienaga.
- 76' Shun Nagasawa was booked on 76.
- 78' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 83' 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.
- 84' It’s gonna be a card for Lazar Romanic.
- 85' Barreto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taiki Hirato on 85 minute.
- 88' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 88.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 14
- 2
- 18
- 39
- 50
- 24
- 10
- 26
- 48
- 22
Bench
- 25
- 88
- 32
- 21
- 16
- 44
- 27
- 5
- 93
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoKawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Ten Miyagi 85'
- 14
- 22
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23
Marcinho ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 74'
- 31
- 8
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9
Erison ↓ Lazar Romanic 74'
- 5
- 19
- 1
- 13
Bench
- 11
- 21
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 74'
- 15
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24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 85'
- 29
- 39
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91
Lazar Romanic ↑ 74'
- 27
Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Paulinho 2 Yuta Toyokawa 2 Yu Kobayashi 2 Asahi Sasaki 2 Shogo Taniguchi 2 Marcinho 1 Taisei Miyashiro 1 Kento Tachibanada 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-23 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2025-09-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.68 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 Kawasaki Frontale xGI would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale 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 67%Draw or Kawasaki Frontale 58%Kyoto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 2 6.5%1 – 0 5.4%0 – 1 5.3%0 – 0 5.2%2 – 0 5.2%0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.5%1 – 3 4.3%3 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 18% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 18% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.