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Kyoto Sanga v Nagoya Grampus Eight : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka), Kameoka

Kwi-Jea Cho's Kyoto Sanga side will have home backing in the J-League on Sunday morning, as Kenta Hasegawa's Nagoya Grampus Eight arrive at the Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (Kameoka). We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for every one.

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Kyoto Sanga's next match is v Tokyo Verdy at 07:00 on Sunday 25th May
Nagoya Grampus Eight's next match is v Urawa Reds at 09:30 on Saturday 24th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Kyoto Sanga and Nagoya was on Sunday 11th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 11th 2025
Kyoto Sanga 1
1 Nagoya
 
S. Nagasawa 70'84' S. Inagaki
 
KYO
NAG
Shots On
2
3
Shots Off
4
8
Corners
6
3
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
16
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
Kyoto SangaNagoya
 
G. Ota
S. Fukuda
Y. Suzuki
P. Sá de Oliveira
H. Sugai (K. Sato 66')
S. Takeda (T. Yonemoto 89')
T. Matsuda (S. Hiraga 62')
Y. Miyamoto
S. Kawasaki
J. Mendes Santos (M. Okugawa 46')
M. De Souza Costa (S. Nagasawa 46')
A. Pisano
K. Mikuni
A. Kawazura
T. Hara
football iconS. Inagaki
(S. Tokumoto 59') T. Uchida
(T. Morishima 78') K. Shiihashi
(T. Kikuchi 83') K. Nakayama
(Y. Asano 59') R. Izumi
(K. Nagai 78') M. dos Santos Castro
Y. Yamagishi

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Kyoto Sanga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kyoto Sanga
48%
11/8
3%
-
Draw
26%
11/5
6%
-
Nagoya
26%
2/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
12%
6/1
18%
-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
9%
17/2-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
9%
10/1-
Nagoya 1-0
8%
15/2
11%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
15%
-
Nagoya 2-1
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-1
5%
20/1
11%
-
Kyoto Sanga 3-0
5%
22/1
10%
-
Nagoya 2-0
4%
14/1-
Kyoto Sanga 3-2
2%
33/1
31%
-
Nagoya 3-1
2%
25/1
13%
-
Kyoto Sanga 4-1
2%
40/1-
Kyoto Sanga 4-0
2%
50/1
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
23/20
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
4/6
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/5
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
13/10
2%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
19/20
11%
-
BTTS - No
51%
4/5
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
9/2
16%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
11/2
8%
-
Home/draw
74%
4/11-
Away/draw
52%
8/15
3%
-
Home/away
74%
4/11
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/11
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/4
10%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/4
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/1
38%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
10%
-
Home DNB
66%
4/6-
Away DNB
44%
11/10-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
28%
11/4
6%
-
Nagoya win to nil
14%
4/1
9%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
21%
3/1
7%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Nagoya
2%
33/1
17%
-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
15%
9/2-
Draw / Nagoya
13%
11/2
7%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
14%
-
Nagoya / Kyoto Sanga
3%
28/1
12%
-
Nagoya / Nagoya
17%
4/1
5%
-
Nagoya / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kyoto Sanga have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Kyoto Sanga have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Kyoto Sanga have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Nagoya are in 17th position in the J-League on 15 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Nagoya have conceded 22 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1712141537 
Oct 25
w
 
3-4A
Sep 27
l
 
1-0A
2
Kashiwa17962733 
d
 
1-1A
Jun 21
l
 
1-2F
Nov 8
3
Kyoto Sanga H18945631 
-
-
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
4
Urawa Reds17854629 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
May 24
Aug 16
5
Hiroshima16925429 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 13
w
 
2-1F
Jun 28
6
Kawasaki156631024 
Oct 4
w
 
0-1F
Aug 23
l
 
4-0A
7
Machida17737224 
Sep 23
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
8
Vissel Kobe15735224 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 15
9
Gamba Osaka17728-323 
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
Oct 25
l
 
2-0A
10
Shimizu17647122 
Sep 20
w
 
1-2F
Jun 21
w
 
0-3F
11
Cerezo17647022 
l
 
2-3F
Sep 27
Oct 4
d
 
1-1A
12
Fagiano17647-122 
Aug 30
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 13
13
Avispa17647-222 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 21
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
14
Shonan17638-821 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 18
Sep 20
l
 
2-1A
15
Tokyo Verdy17557-620 
Aug 16
May 25
Jul 5
l
 
2-1F
16
Tokyo16547-319 
May 31
Aug 24
Aug 31
l
 
3-1A
17
Yokohama17539-618 
w
 
2-1F
Nov 30
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
18
Nagoya Away17458-617 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
-
-
19
Albirex16277-613 
Jul 5
w
 
1-2A
May 31
Sep 23
20
Yokohama FM15159-128 
Nov 8
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
Jul 20
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Kyoto Sanga 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Shonan
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Avispa
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Kashima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Sagan Tosu
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Kyoto Sanga2 - 2Gamba Osaka
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga3 - 2Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga2 - 2Kashiwa
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0Sapporo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga0 - 5Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Machida
HKyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
AKyoto Sanga1 - 2Gamba Osaka
HKyoto Sanga2 - 1Yokohama
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Albirex
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
Nagoya 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shimizu0 - 3Nagoya
Kashima1 - 0Nagoya
Gamba Osaka2 - 0Nagoya
Shonan2 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo Verdy2 - 1Nagoya
Cerezo1 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo3 - 1Nagoya
Kawasaki4 - 0Nagoya
Yokohama FM0 - 2Nagoya
Kashima0 - 0Nagoya
Gamba Osaka3 - 2Nagoya
Avispa1 - 0Nagoya
Tokyo4 - 1Nagoya
Shonan0 - 1Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga3 - 2Nagoya
Vissel Kobe3 - 3Nagoya
Machida1 - 0Nagoya
Cerezo2 - 1Nagoya
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Nagoya
Kawasaki2 - 1Nagoya
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNagoya0 - 0Fagiano
ANagoya3 - 0Shimizu
HNagoya1 - 2Kashiwa
ANagoya0 - 1Kashima
HNagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
ANagoya0 - 2Gamba Osaka
ANagoya1 - 2Shonan
HNagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya2 - 1Yokohama
ANagoya1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
ANagoya1 - 1Cerezo
HNagoya1 - 2Machida
ANagoya1 - 3Tokyo
HNagoya2 - 2Vissel Kobe
ANagoya0 - 4Kawasaki
ANagoya2 - 0Yokohama FM
HNagoya0 - 3Sagan Tosu
ANagoya0 - 0Kashima
ANagoya2 - 3Gamba Osaka
HNagoya0 - 2Sapporo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2022
Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
KYO
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga3 - 2
Kyoto Sanga2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Nagoya since 2022
Nagoya
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
3
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
D
2
NAG
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nagoya
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nagoya1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Kyoto Sanga have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 11 consecutive J-League matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Nagoya Grampus Eight on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Kyoto Sanga 3rd Nagoya 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Kyoto Sanga will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Nagoya will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Kyoto Sanga’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Nagoya have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Kyoto Sanga
PG (predicted goals)
Nagoya
1.5
1
Attack rating
19%
better
KYO
NAG
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Games scored14
11
Failed to score2
4
Scored first8
7
Goals scored23
17
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
3%
better
KYO
NAG
view stats
Games conceded13
12
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded20
23
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17547
Y SuzukiM Okugawa H SugaiJ Pedro
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Ota GLK16
1
-
Y Miyamoto DEF14
-
Y Suzuki DEF18
-
P William DEF13
2
-
S Fukuda MID111
1
-
S Kawasaki MID182
1
-
S Takeda MID4
1
-
H Sugai MID184
2
-
J Pedro FWD151
7
-
T Matsuda FWD1121
2
-
M Souza FWD8
-
Subs
K Kakoi GLK
-
K. Nagata DEF1
-
T Yonemoto MID131
2
-
S Fukuoka MID151
4
-
M Okugawa  MID1651
-
T Hirato MID171
-
K Sato MID18
2
-
S Hiraga FWD81
-
S Nagasawa FWD611
1
-
Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17633
S Inagaki S Inagaki T MorishimaS Inagaki 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A. Pisano GLK4
-
T Hara DEF11
-
K Mikuni DEF13
-
A Kawazura DEF121
1
-
T Uchida MID91
-
S Inagaki  MID1761
3
-
K Shiihashi MID1721
2
-
K Nakayama MID121
1
-
R Izumi FWD172
1
-
Y Yamagishi FWD102
-
Mateus FWD1731
3
-
Subs
Y Takeda GLK6
-
Y Nogami DEF12
1
-
Y Sato DEF102
3
-
S Tokumoto DEF122
-
Y Asano MID171
1
-
T Morishima MID1613
1
-
G. Kato MID3
-
T Kikuchi MID8
-
K Nagai FWD161
3
-