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Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

Saturday morning sees Daisuke Sudo’s Albirex Niigata and Kwi-Jea Cho’s Kyoto Sanga go head to head in a J-League clash at the Denka Big Swan Stadium. The odds you see on the page are provided straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to J-League match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Albirex Niigata's next match is v Kashiwa at 06:00 on Saturday 26th April
Kyoto Sanga's next match is v Gamba Osaka at 07:00 on Tuesday 29th April
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Albirex and Kyoto Sanga was on Saturday 19th April 2025
Japanese J-League
April 19th 2025
Albirex 1
2 Kyoto Sanga
 
K. Yamura 19'72' R. Elias da Silva
86' M. Okugawa
 
ALB
KYO
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
3
8
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
8
20
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
AlbirexKyoto Sanga
 
K. Fujita
H. Inamura
Y. Horigome (K. Hashimoto 80')
J. Geria
J. Okumura (Y. Wakatsuki 65')
M. Hasegawa (K. Kasai 80')
Y. Hoshi
S. Fujiwara
H. Akiyama
Y. Komi (Danilo 87')
K. Yamurafootball icon (Y. Ono 65')
S. Gu
(H. Sugai 46') S. Fukuda
Y. Suzuki
K. Sato
(P. Sá de Oliveira 90') T. Hirato
Y. Miyamoto
(M. Okugawa 56') T. Matsuda
(J. Mendes Santos 66') S. Fukuoka
(S. Kawasaki 46') T. Yonemoto
T. Hara
football iconR. Elias da Silva

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Albirex or Kyoto Sanga are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of two goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Kyoto Sanga coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Albirex
37%
31/20
7%
-
Draw
25%
19/10
6%
-
Kyoto Sanga
38%
2/1
3%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
9/2
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
8%
10/1-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
8%
8/1
18%
-
Albirex 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
-
Albirex 1-0
8%
7/1
11%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
7/1
20%
-
Albirex 2-0
6%
11/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
4%
25/1
13%
-
Albirex 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
3%
28/1
15%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
-
Albirex 3-2
3%
33/1
31%
-
Albirex 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
23/20
13%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
4/6
12%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/6
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
6/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
7/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/5
8%
-
BTTS - No
43%
19/20
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
9/2
22%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
11/2
8%
-
Home/draw
62%
4/11-
Away/draw
63%
1/2
2%
-
Home/away
75%
2/5
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/3
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
9/4
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/4
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/4
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
7/1
23%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/12
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
18/1
46%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/40
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/1
10%
-
Home DNB
54%
8/11
4%
-
Away DNB
56%
1/1
5%
-
Albirex win to nil
18%
10/3-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
19%
4/1
9%
-
Albirex / Albirex
21%
3/1-
Albirex / Kyoto Sanga
3%
28/1-
Albirex / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Albirex
14%
5/1
9%
-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
14%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Albirex
3%
28/1
12%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
17%
15/4-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Albirex have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league. Albirex are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Albirex have conceded 13 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Albirex have played 5 games at home, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Kyoto Sanga lay in 2nd place on 18 points in the J-League league table having played 11 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Kyoto Sanga have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Albirex
Kyoto Sanga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kyoto Sanga A13733424 
l
 
1-2F
Jul 5
-
-
2
Kashima12714822 
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
Oct 25
w
 
3-4A
3
Urawa Reds13643422 
May 11
Aug 31
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
4
Kashiwa12561421 
Nov 30
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Jun 21
5
Avispa12624120 
l
 
0-1A
Jun 21
l
 
0-1A
Jul 21
6
Kawasaki12462818 
Aug 16
Jun 25
Oct 4
w
 
0-1F
7
Shimizu12534418 
Sep 13
l
 
2-0A
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
8
Fagiano12534318 
Oct 4
May 18
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
9
Vissel Kobe11533218 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
10
Hiroshima11524117 
Jul 20
Apr 29
w
 
1-0F
Sep 13
11
Machida12525017 
Jun 29
l
 
1-0A
Sep 23
May 7
12
Shonan12525-417 
May 25
Nov 8
w
 
2-0F
Oct 18
13
Tokyo Verdy12354-414 
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
Aug 16
May 25
14
Gamba Osaka12426-714 
d
 
3-3F
Sep 27
Jun 28
Apr 29
15
Cerezo12345-113 
d
 
2-2F
Aug 11
May 3
Sep 27
16
Tokyo12345-213 
May 3
Dec 6
May 31
Aug 24
17
Yokohama12336-212 
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 20
w
 
2-1F
Nov 30
18
Nagoya12327-811 
Sep 23
May 31
May 11
Aug 10
19
Albirex Home12165-59 
-
-
Jul 5
w
 
1-2A
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
Jun 15
d
 
1-1F
Nov 8
May 17
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Win / draw / win form
Albirex 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Albirex0 - 0Yokohama
Albirex0 - 1Avispa
Albirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
Albirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex2 - 2Cerezo
Albirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Albirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex0 - 4Kashima
Albirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Albirex3 - 1Shonan
Albirex0 - 0Machida
Albirex2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Albirex2 - 2Jubilo Iwata
Albirex3 - 4Sagan Tosu
Albirex2 - 2Kawasaki
Albirex1 - 2Avispa
Albirex3 - 1Yokohama FM
Albirex2 - 4Urawa Reds
Albirex1 - 1Hiroshima
Albirex1 - 3Tokyo
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama
AAlbirex1 - 0Vissel Kobe
HAlbirex0 - 1Avispa
HAlbirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex0 - 1Machida
HAlbirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HAlbirex2 - 2Cerezo
AAlbirex1 - 2Kashima
AAlbirex0 - 2Shimizu
AAlbirex1 - 1Yokohama FM
AAlbirex0 - 0Urawa Reds
HAlbirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
AAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama FM
HAlbirex0 - 4Kashima
AAlbirex1 - 5Kawasaki
HAlbirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
AAlbirex0 - 3Nagoya
HAlbirex3 - 1Shonan
Kyoto Sanga 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Kashima3 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Kawasaki0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Fagiano2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Machida1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Sapporo2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama FM1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo3 - 5Kyoto Sanga
Albirex2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Jubilo Iwata1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Avispa1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Shonan0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Sagan Tosu3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Vissel Kobe0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Urawa Reds
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
AKyoto Sanga4 - 3Kashima
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
HKyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Shimizu
HKyoto Sanga0 - 1Avispa
AKyoto Sanga1 - 0Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga1 - 1Vissel Kobe
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
AKyoto Sanga0 - 2Fagiano
HKyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKyoto Sanga0 - 1Machida
HKyoto Sanga0 - 0Kashima
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Sagan Tosu
HKyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
AKyoto Sanga0 - 2Sapporo
HKyoto Sanga2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Albirex have beaten Kyoto Sanga in 3 consecutive league meetings
3
Albirex have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Kyoto Sanga
League games at Albirex since 2018
Albirex
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
ALB
2
D
2
KYO
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Albirex
Albirex2 - 0
1 - 3Kyoto Sanga
0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Draw1 - 1Draw
Albirex3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2018
Kyoto Sanga
Albirex
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
2 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
4 / 6
ALB
4
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kyoto Sanga
0 - 1Albirex
0 - 1Albirex
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Albirex
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Albirex
Goal Statistics
Albirex 19th Kyoto Sanga 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Albirex will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Albirex have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
+11
Kyoto Sanga have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Albirex
PG (predicted goals)
Kyoto Sanga
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
ALB
KYO
24%
better
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Games scored6
9
Failed to score4
2
Scored first4
6
Goals scored10
14
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
ALB
KYO
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
8
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first5
5
Goals conceded14
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

Albirex v Kyoto Sanga J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9421
K FujitaM HasegawaK HashimotoH Inamura
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Fujita GLK9
-
S Fujiwara DEF9
-
J Geria DEF7
-
H Inamura DEF6
1
-
Y Horigome DEF61
-
Y Komi MID71
-
H Akiyama MID6
1
Y Hoshi MID51
-
J. Okumura MID811
-
K Yamura FWD93
-
M Hasegawa FWD94
-
Subs
D Yoshimitsu GLK
-
M Fitzgerald DEF91
-
F Hayakawa DEF1
-
K Hashimoto DEF52
1
-
D Gomes MID4
-
Y Takagi MID3
-
K. Kasai MID3
-
Y Wakatsuki FWD2
-
Y Ono FWD31
-
Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13855
Y SuzukiR EliasT HaraJ Pedro
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Sung-Yun GLK1
-
S Fukuda DEF6
-
Y Miyamoto DEF9
-
Y Suzuki DEF13
-
K Sato DEF13
1
-
T Yonemoto MID10
2
-
S Fukuoka MID131
3
-
T Hirato MID131
-
T Hara FWD1315
1
-
R Elias FWD1384
3
-
T Matsuda FWD71
2
-
Subs
G Ota GLK12
1
-
P William DEF10
2
-
K. Nagata DEF1
-
H Sugai DEF133
1
-
J Pedro MID101
5
-
S Kawasaki MID132
1
-
M Okugawa  MID114
-
S Hiraga FWD5
-
M Souza FWD3
-