Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kyoto Sanga FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 4 Oct 2025 · 10:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'
Taiki Hirato 58' Y
Fuki Yamada 59' Y
Shun Nagasawa 76' Y
Y 78' Kento Tachibanada
Y 84' Lazar Romanic
YR 88' Lazar Romanic

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
4
2
Kyoto Sanga FC 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-11-09 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tokyo 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

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! kyoto sanga fc vs kawasaki frontale — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 8' Tatsuya Ito is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' Shohei Takeda is replacing Shimpei Fukuoka for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both kyoto sanga fc and kawasaki frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. kyoto sanga fc is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' Kento Tachibanada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Brilliant from the ! Hidehiro Sugai makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 38.
  • 43' The 25-year-old Shinnosuke Fukuda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Masaya Okugawa makes way for Fuki Yamada at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 51' Erison is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for kyoto sanga fc so far.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gakuji Ota is clearly more than just a goal scorer for kyoto sanga fc.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Taiki Hirato.
  • 59' Fuki Yamada picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' It looks surprising kawasaki frontale does not make any changes. Taichi Hara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Temma Matsuda makes way for Shun Nagasawa at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 70' kawasaki frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Marcinho is replaced by Akihiro Ienaga on 74 minute.
  • 76' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 76.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Kento Tachibanada. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Lazar Romanic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 85' A change in the Kyoto Sanga FC ranks — Taiki Hirato exits the field as Barreto enters on 85.
  • 88' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Lazar Romanic will be fuming at that decision.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 2
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Marcinho 2
Shinnosuke Fukuda 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Lazar Romanic 1

Head to Head

2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-11-09 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-03-09 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyoto Sanga FC

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-09-20 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-09-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-08-30 Kyoto Sanga FC 5–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W

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 Tokyo 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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kyoto Sanga FC42% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Kyoto Sanga FC30% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.