Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 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 25 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W 17 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 11 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L 06 May Yokohama FC H 2–0 W 03 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 29 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Kyoto Sanga FC #15 Position #8 28 Points 23 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 29 Scored 32 32 Conceded 39 -3 GD -7 1.56 PPG 1.28 56% Win % 44% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between Tokyo Verdy and Kyoto Sanga FC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Arai made 89 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' That looks like a foul for a card for Shohei Takeda.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 34' 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.
- 35' It’s gonna be a card for Kyo Sato.
- 40' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 89 games and scored 75 goals.
- 55' 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 Hidehiro Sugai suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' Murilo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Temma Matsuda on 65 minute.
- 66' The whistle greets Kyo Sato as he departs to be replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
- 67' It’s gonna be a card for Taiki Hirato.
- 72' 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.
- 73' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Hiroto Yamami is replaced by Itsuki Someno on 73 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Koki Morita is replaced by Shuhei Kawasaki on 74 minute.
- 76' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Shun Nagasawa departs to be replaced by Papagaio.
- 81' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuta Miyamoto, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 88' The whistle greets Papagaio as he departs to be replaced by Sora Hiraga.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Tokyo Verdy and Kyoto Sanga FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 22
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 10
- 11
- 3
- 23
- 40
Bench
- 9
- 15
- 37
- 19
- 21
- 20
- 17
- 27
- 25
Coach Hiroshi JofukuKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 2
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18
Temma Matsuda ↓ Murilo 65'
- 39
- 50
- 24
- 7
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16
Shohei Takeda ↓ Takuji Yonemoto 88'
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44
Kyo Sato ↓ Hidehiro Sugai 66'
- 26
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93
Shun Nagasawa ↓ Papagaio 76'
Bench
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9
Papagaio ↑ 76'
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8
Takuji Yonemoto ↑ 88'
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77
Murilo ↑ 65'
- 21
- 3
- 4
- 31
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22
Hidehiro Sugai ↑ 66'
- 15
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Itsuki Someno 2 Taichi Hara 1 Yuta Toyokawa 1 Yuta Arai 1 Papagaio 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.42 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 72%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 55%Tokyo Verdy or Kyoto Sanga FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 7.8%2 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 5%0 – 2 5%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.4%1 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 21% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.