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Kyoto Sanga v Machida Zelvia : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), Kameoka

Go Kuroda will be hoping for a precious away win in the J-League on Saturday morning, as he takes his Machida Zelvia side to the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka) to visit Kyoto Sanga and Ranko Popović. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with J-League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Kyoto Sanga's next match is v Hiroshima at 06:00 on Saturday 17th October
Machida Zelvia's next match is v Avispa at 08:00 on Sunday 18th October
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Kyoto Sanga and Machida was on Saturday 10th October 2026
Japanese J-League
October 10th 2026
Kyoto Sanga 0
1 Machida
 
86' T. Akimoto
 
KYO
MAC
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
4
10
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
16
6
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
Kyoto SangaMachida
 
K. Nagata
S. Fukuoka
H. Morooka (M. Oliveira Lemos 81')
R. da Silva Bataglia (A. de Souza Alcântara 29')
L. Kato (E. de Oliveira Santos 69')
Hedhe Halls
Y. Ishida
K. Sato
Y. Suzuki
R. Nakano (S. Yoon 69')
H. Arai
K. Tani
(I. Drešević 89') T. Ouwejan
G. Shōji
(N. Lavi 72') K. Sento
Y. Soma
K. Ogawa
H. Mae
D. Okamura
(H. Mochizuki 58') H. Nakamura
(T. Akimoto 58') T. Nishimura
(M. Duke 72') T. Yengi

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Kyoto Sanga and Machida will score at least a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 79%. The bookmakers have it at 1.22.

In-Play
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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kyoto Sanga
28%
13/5
8%
-
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
-
Machida
48%
24/25
10%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
7%
-
Machida 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
-
Machida 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Machida 2-0
8%
9/1
5%
-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
7%
10/1
15%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Machida 3-1
5%
14/1-
Machida 3-0
4%
16/1-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
4%
18/1
10%
-
Machida 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
3%
28/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
2%
33/1-
Machida 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
19/20
13%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
17/20
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/4
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/11
7%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
23%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
3/4
5%
-
BTTS - No
45%
1/1
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
6/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
3/1
11%
-
Home/draw
52%
4/5
6%
-
Away/draw
72%
2/7
3%
-
Home/away
75%
3/10
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/7
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/2
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
12/5
24%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
3/10
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
6/1
18%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/10
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
36%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
15%
-
Home DNB
45%
13/8
12%
-
Away DNB
65%
4/9
6%
-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
14%
11/2
19%
-
Machida win to nil
25%
5/2-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
14%
5/1
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Machida
4%
22/1
10%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
10%
7/1
6%
-
Draw / Machida
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
-
Machida / Kyoto Sanga
3%
28/1-
Machida / Machida
26%
11/5
11%
-
Machida / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kyoto Sanga have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Kyoto Sanga have conceded 12 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 3 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Machida lay in 5th place on 17 points in the J-League league table having played 8 matches. Machida are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 6 games. Machida are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Machida have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Machida have played 4 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 3.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kyoto Sanga
Machida
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashiwa9702721 
l
 
2-3F
-
l
 
2-4F
May 9
2
Avispa000000 
w
 
2-1F
May 9
Oct 18
Apr 17
3
Cerezo000000 
Nov 28
Mar 20
Jun 6
Dec 12
4
Machida96211220 
l
 
0-1A
-
-
-
5
Fagiano000000 
Dec 19
w
 
1-2F
Dec 6
May 22
6
Gamba Osaka000000 
-
Oct 24
Nov 1
Dec 19
7
Tokyo9621920 
Mar 6
l
 
2-0A
-
w
 
1-5A
8
Kyoto Sanga000000 
-
-
-
w
 
0-1F
9
Kashima9513316 
Oct 21
-
-
-
10
Nagoya000000 
May 29
Nov 7
Mar 13
w
 
1-3F
11
Hiroshima000000 
May 15
Oct 17
Nov 8
Apr 24
12
Yokohama FM9432415 
Feb 13
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 20
13
Kawasaki9342313 
-
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
Feb 27
14
Shimizu000000 
Oct 31
Feb 20
Mar 6
Oct 21
15
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
Nov 21
May 29
16
Vissel Kobe000000 
-
Jun 6
Apr 10
Oct 24
17
Urawa Reds9405-512 
Nov 21
May 22
w
 
3-1F
Apr 29
18
Mito9234-19 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 17
Mar 20
d
 
1-1A
19
JEF United9126-115 
Dec 13
Apr 10
Feb 13
w
 
0-4F
20
Tokyo Verdy9045-104 
Feb 27
Dec 5
Nov 29
Apr 3
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Final Series
Play Offs
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
Kyoto Sanga 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Avispa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 3Mito
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga0 - 3Yokohama FM
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Machida
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Shimizu
Kyoto Sanga5 - 0Fagiano
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
Kyoto Sanga3 - 1Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Fagiano
HKyoto Sanga2 - 3Kashiwa
AKyoto Sanga0 - 2Tokyo
AKyoto Sanga1 - 1Yokohama FM
HKyoto Sanga2 - 1Avispa
HKyoto Sanga1 - 3Mito
AKyoto Sanga2 - 2Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2V-V Nagasaki
HKyoto Sanga2 - 0Vissel Kobe
AKyoto Sanga1 - 0Yokohama
HKyoto Sanga0 - 3Yokohama FM
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashima
AKyoto Sanga1 - 1Shonan
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Cerezo
HKyoto Sanga1 - 1Machida
HKyoto Sanga0 - 1Shimizu
AKyoto Sanga1 - 1Hiroshima
HKyoto Sanga5 - 0Fagiano
AKyoto Sanga4 - 1Tokyo
Machida 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nagoya1 - 3Machida
Mito1 - 1Machida
JEF United0 - 4Machida
Tokyo1 - 5Machida
Kashiwa1 - 0Machida
Gangwon1 - 3Machida
Urawa Reds0 - 0Machida
Shanghai SIPG0 - 2Machida
Hiroshima2 - 1Machida
Johor Darul Ta'zim0 - 0Machida
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Machida
Kawasaki5 - 3Machida
Yokohama FM0 - 0Machida
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Machida
Albirex0 - 4Machida
Shonan1 - 2Machida
Fagiano2 - 2Machida
Shimizu2 - 2Machida
Kashima1 - 0Machida
Cerezo1 - 2Machida
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMachida2 - 4Kashiwa
HMachida1 - 1Yokohama FM
AMachida3 - 1Nagoya
HMachida2 - 1Kawasaki
AMachida1 - 1Mito
HMachida3 - 1Urawa Reds
AMachida4 - 0JEF United
AMachida5 - 1Tokyo
HMachida3 - 1Ulsan
AMachida0 - 1Kashiwa
HMachida3 - 1Nagoya
AMachida3 - 1Gangwon
HMachida0 - 1Tokyo
HMachida1 - 2Melbourne City
AMachida0 - 0Urawa Reds
AMachida2 - 0Shanghai SIPG
HMachida0 - 0Avispa
AMachida1 - 2Hiroshima
AMachida0 - 0Johor Darul Ta'zim
HMachida1 - 0Fagiano
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2018
Kyoto Sanga
Machida
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
KYO
3
D
1
MAC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kyoto Sanga
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Machida
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0
0 - 2Machida
League games at Machida since 2018
Machida
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
KYO
2
D
1
MAC
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Machida
1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Machida1 - 0
0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Machida3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Machida2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Machida Zelvia have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive J-League matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Kyoto Sanga on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Kyoto Sanga 5th Machida 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Machida will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+23
Kyoto Sanga have scored 23% more goals at home than predicted
+38
Machida have scored 38% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Kyoto Sanga
PG (predicted goals)
Machida
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
KYO
MAC
36%
better
view stats
Games scored7
8
Failed to score1
0
Scored first4
4
Goals scored11
21
Avg. goals scored1.4
2.6
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal7
4
Conversion rate for14
24
Avg. XG for1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
KYO
MAC
30%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
7
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded15
10
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+30%

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

Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9533
K SatoR EliasR EliasR Elias
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Halls GLK6
-
Y Ishida DEF4
-
Y Suzuki DEF9
-
K. Nagata DEF7
-
R Kato MID71
-
S Fukuoka MID7
1
-
H Morooka MID1
-
K Sato MID91
2
-
R. Nakano FWD721
-
H Arai FWD91
1
-
R Elias FWD953
3
-
Subs
G Ota GLK3
-
H Tawiah DEF3
-
T Shichi DEF
-
T Yonemoto MID
-
S. Yoon MID7
1
-
F Honda MID5
-
M Túlio FWD1
-
A. de Souza Alcântara FWD51
1
-
E. de Oliveira Santos FWD6
1
-
Machida J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9333
K TaniY SomaY SomaT Akimoto
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Tani GLK9
-
G Shoji  DEF9
-
D Okamura DEF811
1
-
T Ouwejan DEF2
-
H Nakamura  MID921
1
-
H Mae MID91
-
K Sento MID2
-
Y Soma MID933
-
K Ogawa FWD63
1
-
T Nishimura FWD92
-
T Yengi FWD921
1
-
Subs
T Morita GLK
-
R Kikuchi DEF3
-
I Dresevic DEF5
-
H. Mochizuki DEF711
-
T Akimoto DEF82
2
1
R Shirasaki MID61
1
-
N Lavi MID61
-
M Duke FWD612
-
F. Tokumura FWD1
-