Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 25 May 2025 07:00 Europe/London 📍 Ajinomoto Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroki Kasahara 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Tokyo Verdy 17 · Kyoto Sanga 3
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 59%
Draws 0%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Tokyo Verdy controlled possession (56%).
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Tokyo Verdy (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 18
Avg: 0.79 / 0.95

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

10
Kyoto Sanga (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-5-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 23
Avg: 1.74 / 1.21

Points

35
Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
1.84
0.79
GF
1.74
0.95
GA
1.21
26%
O2.5
63%
16%
BTTS
68%
47%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Tokyo Verdy rank17th
Kyoto Sanga rank3rd
Tokyo Verdy points43
Kyoto Sanga points68
Tokyo Verdy: #17 · 43 pts · GD -18
32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 0 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.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Tokyo Verdy last 5 home

L D W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index40
Goals5-3
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Tokyo Verdy trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS16%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 37% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Tokyo Verdy score at home47%
Tokyo Verdy clean sheet at home42%
Kyoto Sanga score away89%
Kyoto Sanga clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Tokyo Verdy score first47%
Tokyo Verdy win after scoring first78%
Kyoto Sanga score first37%
Kyoto Sanga win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Tokyo Verdy 13% · Kyoto Sanga 67%
Avg first goal minute: Tokyo Verdy 40.0' · Kyoto Sanga 29.4'

Vs league average

Tokyo Verdy score at home0.79 vs 1.32
Tokyo Verdy concede at home0.95 vs 1.08
Kyoto Sanga score away1.74 vs 1.08
Kyoto Sanga concede away1.21 vs 1.32
Tokyo Verdy score 40% below league average, while Kyoto Sanga score 61% above league average.
Defensive side: Tokyo Verdy are 12% below league average at home, and Kyoto Sanga are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Tokyo Verdy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
46-60 1

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
2
3
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
5
6
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
10
20
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
364
293
Passes Accurate
287
202
Passes %
79%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
19'
19' S. Takeda
35'
35' K. Sato
66'
66' K. Sato
1st substitution · For: H. Sugai
66'
66' T. Matsuda
2nd substitution · For: Murilo
67'
67' T. Hirato
73'
73' H. Yamami
1st substitution · For: I. Someno
73'
73' K. Morita
2nd substitution · For: S. Kawasaki
76'
76' S. Nagasawa
3rd substitution · For: Rafael Elias
88'
88' K. Saito
3rd substitution · For: Soma Meshino
88'
88' S. Takeda
4th substitution · For: T. Yonemoto
89'
89' H. Onaga
4th substitution · For: Y. Matsuhashi
90'
90' Goal · 1-0
Y. Arai
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Tsunashima

Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tokyo Verdy beat Kyoto Sanga 1-0 on Sunday, 25 May 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara. It was played at Ajinomoto Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Takeda received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 19'. K. Sato received a yellow card for Kyoto Sanga at 35'.

Second half: Kyoto Sanga made their 1st substitution at 66', with K. Sato replacing H. Sugai. Kyoto Sanga made their 2nd substitution at 66', with T. Matsuda replacing Murilo. T. Hirato received a red card for Kyoto Sanga at 67'. Tokyo Verdy made their 1st substitution at 73', with H. Yamami replacing I. Someno. Tokyo Verdy made their 2nd substitution at 73', with K. Morita replacing S. Kawasaki. Kyoto Sanga made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. Nagasawa replacing Rafael Elias. Tokyo Verdy made their 3rd substitution at 88', with K. Saito replacing Soma Meshino. Kyoto Sanga made their 4th substitution at 88', with S. Takeda replacing T. Yonemoto. Tokyo Verdy made their 4th substitution at 89', with H. Onaga replacing Y. Matsuhashi. Tokyo Verdy took the lead at 90' when Y. Arai scored, with the assist credited to Y. Tsunashima, making the score 1-0.

Tokyo Verdy used 4 substitutions while Kyoto Sanga used 4 substitutions. Kyoto Sanga got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Tokyo Verdy controlled possession (56%).
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Tokyo Verdy vs Kyoto Sanga Head-to-Head History by Season