Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga

Albirex Niigata

1 - 2

Kyoto Sanga

🕒 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:03 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Koei Koya 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 20 · Kyoto Sanga 3

Referee Stats

Koei Koya

13 matches · 2.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.62
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	8%
Home wins	54%
Draws	23%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kyoto Sanga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 23

Avg: 1.74 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79

PPG

1.84

1.05

1.74

1.63

1.21

53%

O2.5

63%

BTTS

68%

32%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Kyoto Sanga rank3rd

Albirex Niigata points24

Kyoto Sanga points68

Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31

51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.

Kyoto Sanga: #3 · 68 pts · GD +22

7 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

44-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals4-7

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Kyoto Sanga last 5 away

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-3

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Kyoto Sanga trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%

Kyoto Sanga score away89%

Kyoto Sanga clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%

Kyoto Sanga score first37%

Kyoto Sanga win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% · Kyoto Sanga 67%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' · Kyoto Sanga 29.4'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08

Kyoto Sanga score away1.74 vs 1.08

Kyoto Sanga concede away1.21 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Kyoto Sanga score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Kyoto Sanga are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

Kyoto Sanga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 9

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

323

332

Passes Accurate

235

228

Passes %

73%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ VAR

J. Okumura

Penalty confirmed

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Yamura

Penalty

41'

41' T. Yonemoto

46'

46' T. Matsuda

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Fukuda

1st substitution · For: H. Sugai

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Yonemoto

2nd substitution · For: S. Kawasaki

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ T. Matsuda

3rd substitution · For: M. Okugawa

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Okumura

1st substitution · For: Y. Wakatsuki

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Yamura

2nd substitution · For: Y. Ono

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Fukuoka

4th substitution · For: João Pedro

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Rafael Elias

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hara

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Y. Horigome

3rd substitution · For: K. Hashimoto

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Hasegawa

4th substitution · For: Keisuke Kasai

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Okugawa

Normal Goal · Assist: Rafael Elias

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Y. Komi

5th substitution · For: Danilo Gomes

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Hirato

5th substitution · For: Patrick William

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kyoto Sanga beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 on Saturday, 19 April 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Koei Koya. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: VAR intervened at 17' for Albirex Niigata (Penalty confirmed). Albirex Niigata took the lead at 19' when K. Yamura scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. T. Yonemoto received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 41'.

Second half: T. Matsuda received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 46'. Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Fukuda replacing H. Sugai. Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Yonemoto replacing S. Kawasaki. Kyoto Sanga made their 3rd substitution at 56', with T. Matsuda replacing M. Okugawa. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Okumura replacing Y. Wakatsuki. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 65', with K. Yamura replacing Y. Ono. Kyoto Sanga made their 4th substitution at 66', with S. Fukuoka replacing João Pedro. Kyoto Sanga leveled the score at 72' when Rafael Elias scored, with the assist credited to T. Hara, making the score 1-1. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Y. Horigome replacing K. Hashimoto. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Hasegawa replacing Keisuke Kasai. Kyoto Sanga took the lead at 86' when M. Okugawa scored, with the assist credited to Rafael Elias, making the score 1-2. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 87', with Y. Komi replacing Danilo Gomes. Kyoto Sanga made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with T. Hirato replacing Patrick William.

Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions while Kyoto Sanga used 5 substitutions. Kyoto Sanga got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

05 Jul 2025 Kyoto Sanga vs Albirex Niigata 2 - 1 19 Apr 2025 Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

12 Aug 2024 Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga 2 - 0 20 Apr 2024 Kyoto Sanga vs Albirex Niigata 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

28 Oct 2023 Kyoto Sanga vs Albirex Niigata 0 - 1 11 Jun 2023 Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga 1 - 3