Kyoto Sanga vs Albirex Niigata

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Sanga Stadium by Kyocera 🧑‍⚖️ Keigo Sendachi 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Kyoto Sanga 3 · Albirex Niigata 20

Referee Stats

Keigo Sendachi

9 matches · 3.11 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.11
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	11%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-12).
Albirex Niigata controlled possession (58%).
Kyoto Sanga had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Kyoto Sanga (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 17

Avg: 1.53 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36

Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.47

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

1.74

PPG

0.47

1.53

0.84

0.89

1.89

37%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

58%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Kyoto Sanga rank3rd

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Kyoto Sanga points68

Albirex Niigata points24

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.

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

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

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

Kyoto Sanga last 5 home

W L D D D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-6

Record1-3-1

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.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Kyoto Sanga trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Kyoto Sanga score at home84%

Kyoto Sanga clean sheet at home32%

Albirex Niigata score away68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Kyoto Sanga score first58%

Kyoto Sanga win after scoring first64%

Albirex Niigata score first47%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Kyoto Sanga 63% · Albirex Niigata 0%

Avg first goal minute: Kyoto Sanga 39.5' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Kyoto Sanga score at home1.53 vs 1.32

Kyoto Sanga concede at home0.89 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32

Kyoto Sanga score 16% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Kyoto Sanga are 17% below league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Kyoto Sanga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

296

419

Passes Accurate

214

327

Passes %

72%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Danilo Gomes

Normal Goal · Assist: Keisuke Kasai

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Marco Túlio

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hirato

42'

42' Danilo Gomes

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Marco Túlio

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hara

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Danilo Gomes

1st substitution · For: S. Ota

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Keisuke Kasai

2nd substitution · For: Y. Ono

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Nagasawa

1st substitution · For: T. Matsuda

64'

64' M. Hasegawa

77'

77' M. Fitzgerald

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ F. Hayakawa

3rd substitution · For: E. Miyamoto

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Kawasaki

2nd substitution · For: Léo Gomes

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Marco Túlio

3rd substitution · For: Murilo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Hasegawa

4th substitution · For: K. Yamura

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Hirato

4th substitution · For: S. Asada

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Hara

5th substitution · For: S. Hiraga

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

Kyoto Sanga beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 on Saturday, 05 July 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Keigo Sendachi. It was played at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera.

First half: Albirex Niigata took the lead at 29' when Danilo Gomes scored, with the assist credited to Keisuke Kasai, making the score 0-1. Kyoto Sanga leveled the score at 34' when Marco Túlio scored, with the assist credited to T. Hirato, making the score 1-1. Danilo Gomes received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 42'. Kyoto Sanga took the lead at 45' when Marco Túlio scored, with the assist credited to T. Hara, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 46', with Danilo Gomes replacing S. Ota. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Keisuke Kasai replacing Y. Ono. Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 59', with S. Nagasawa replacing T. Matsuda. M. Hasegawa received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 64'. M. Fitzgerald received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 77'. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 81', with F. Hayakawa replacing E. Miyamoto. Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 86', with S. Kawasaki replacing Léo Gomes. Kyoto Sanga made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Marco Túlio replacing Murilo. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Hasegawa replacing K. Yamura. Kyoto Sanga made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with T. Hirato replacing S. Asada. Kyoto Sanga made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with T. Hara replacing S. Hiraga.

Kyoto Sanga used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-12).
Albirex Niigata controlled possession (58%).
Kyoto Sanga had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

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	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Kyoto Sanga vs Albirex Niigata 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