Kyoto Sanga FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Atsushi Masaki
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 23 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W 17 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–4 L 13 May Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L 10 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W 02 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L 17 May Vissel Kobe H 5–4 W 09 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–3 L 06 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W 03 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L 29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC V-Varen Nagasaki #8 Position #9 23 Points 21 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 32 Scored 25 39 Conceded 33 -7 GD -8 1.28 PPG 1.17 44% Win % 39% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededV-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kyoto Sanga FC and V-Varen Nagasaki is underway.
- 5' Motoki Hasegawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 9' The referee shows V-Varen Nagasaki player a card on 9.
- 14' 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.
- 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' 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.
- 28' Haruki Arai is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
- 33' V-Varen Nagasaki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' 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 Diego Pituca suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 51' GOAL! Papagaio scores on 51. Assisted by Masaya Okugawa
- 56' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eduardo, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' Kyoto Sanga FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Papagaio scoring 1 goals.
- 68' What an equalizer from Hisashi Appiah Tawiah!
- 73' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. V-Varen Nagasaki needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 83' 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.
- 84' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 89' 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.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Kyoto Sanga FC and V-Varen Nagasaki (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
- 7
- 18
- 50
- 9
- 77
- 44
- 1
- 48
- 5
- 22
- 25
Bench
- 21
- 99
- 16
- 3
- 10
- 93
- 19
- 40
- 17
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoV-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 22
- 23
- 10
- 9
- 21
- 5
- 25
- 1
- 4
- 41
- 3
Bench
- 19
- 18
- 13
- 17
- 48
- 6
- 11
- 34
- 33
Coach Takuya Takagi -
H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.53 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 V-Varen Nagasaki xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 72%Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki 54%Kyoto Sanga FC or V-Varen Nagasaki 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%2 – 1 8.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 8.2%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 2 5.5%0 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.5%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 21% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✗V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.