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

Sun 6th Sep, 11:30 BST, Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu

Rikizo Matsuhashi welcomes Ranko Popović to the Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday morning, as their Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga charges go head to head in the J-League. For every J-League fixture, KickOff dives into the statistics for multiple markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest we don't have an obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga will score at least a couple of goals between them. That has been the case when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Rikizo Matsuhashi or Ranko Popović has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s recently either. The bookies predict over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.25 equating to about a 78% probability.

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

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Tokyo
64%
23/50-
Draw
20%
3/1-
Kyoto Sanga
16%
5/1-
Tokyo 2-0
10%
7/1-
Tokyo 2-1
10%
15/2-
Tokyo 1-0
9%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
7/1-
Tokyo 3-0
7%
10/1-
Tokyo 3-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Kyoto Sanga 2-1
4%
18/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1-
Kyoto Sanga 1-0
4%
18/1-
Tokyo 4-0
4%
20/1-
Tokyo 4-1
4%
20/1-
Tokyo 3-2
3%
20/1-
Kyoto Sanga 2-0
2%
33/1-
Tokyo 4-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/13-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
5/4-
Home 1st Goal
57%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
40%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
7/10-
BTTS - No
45%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
2/1-
BTTS - Draw
15%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
9/1-
Home/draw
84%
1/8-
Away/draw
36%
6/4-
Home/away
80%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
6/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2-
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
7/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
2/11-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1-
Home DNB
78%
2/11-
Away DNB
30%
7/2-
Tokyo win to nil
33%
7/4-
Kyoto Sanga win to nil
7%
10/1-
Tokyo / Tokyo
37%
13/10-
Tokyo / Kyoto Sanga
2%
40/1-
Tokyo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Tokyo
19%
7/2-
Draw / Kyoto Sanga
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Kyoto Sanga / Tokyo
4%
18/1-
Kyoto Sanga / Kyoto Sanga
9%
17/2-
Kyoto Sanga / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Apr 3
Dec 13
w
 
2-1F
May 9
2
JEF United000000 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 27
Dec 13
Apr 10
3
Kashima000000 
Nov 7
Jun 6
Oct 21
-
4
Cerezo000000 
Mar 13
Nov 21
Nov 28
Mar 20
5
Kashiwa000000 
Oct 21
-
Sep 11
-
6
Fagiano000000 
Apr 10
Oct 31
Dec 19
Sep 19
7
Kawasaki000000 
Dec 4
Mar 20
-
d
 
2-2A
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
May 22
Sep 12
-
Oct 24
9
Machida000000 
l
 
1-5F
-
Oct 10
-
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
Sep 6
Mar 6
-
-
11
Nagoya000000 
Sep 19
Feb 13
May 29
Nov 7
12
Mito000000 
Oct 25
Dec 19
l
 
1-3A
Apr 17
13
Tokyo000000 
-
-
Mar 6
Sep 6
14
Hiroshima000000 
Nov 25
Apr 16
May 15
Oct 17
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
May 9
Oct 17
Feb 27
Dec 5
16
Shimizu000000 
May 3
d
 
1-1F
Oct 31
Feb 20
17
Urawa Reds000000 
Oct 10
Mar 10
Nov 21
May 22
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Feb 20
w
 
0-3F
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
May 29
d
 
2-2F
-
Jun 6
20
Yokohama FM000000 
Apr 24
Nov 29
Feb 13
d
 
1-1F
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
Tokyo 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Tokyo2 - 0JEF United
Tokyo1 - 5Machida
Tokyo1 - 1Albirex
Tokyo3 - 1Fagiano
Tokyo2 - 3Yokohama FM
Tokyo1 - 0Avispa
Tokyo1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Tokyo1 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo0 - 1Kashima
Tokyo3 - 2Urawa Reds
Tokyo2 - 1Yokohama
Tokyo2 - 2Cerezo
Tokyo0 - 3Hiroshima
Tokyo1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Tokyo0 - 2Shimizu
Tokyo3 - 0Gamba Osaka
Tokyo1 - 1Kashiwa
Tokyo0 - 3Kawasaki
Tokyo0 - 0Shonan
Tokyo3 - 1Nagoya
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATokyo1 - 1Shimizu
ATokyo3 - 0V-V Nagasaki
HTokyo2 - 0JEF United
ATokyo2 - 2Vissel Kobe
HTokyo1 - 5Machida
HTokyo1 - 1Albirex
ATokyo0 - 0Vissel Kobe
ATokyo1 - 0Machida
HTokyo3 - 1Fagiano
ATokyo0 - 0Hiroshima
ATokyo1 - 1Shimizu
HTokyo2 - 3Yokohama FM
HTokyo1 - 0Avispa
ATokyo1 - 0Kawasaki
HTokyo1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
ATokyo1 - 1Nagoya
HTokyo1 - 4Kyoto Sanga
ATokyo2 - 2Shonan
HTokyo0 - 1Kashima
HTokyo3 - 2Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Yokohama FM1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Kawasaki2 - 2Kyoto Sanga
V-V Nagasaki2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Shonan1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Cerezo1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Hiroshima1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo1 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Nagoya1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Avispa2 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Kashiwa3 - 3Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Yokohama FM0 - 3Kyoto Sanga
Machida1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Gamba Osaka2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Albirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Kashima3 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Kawasaki0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HKyoto Sanga1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKyoto Sanga2 - 1Nagoya
AKyoto Sanga2 - 2Avispa
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Kyoto Sanga have beaten Tokyo in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Tokyo since 2022
Tokyo
Kyoto Sanga
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
TOK
3
KYO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tokyo
1 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo2 - 1
Tokyo2 - 0
Tokyo2 - 0
League games at Kyoto Sanga since 2022
Kyoto Sanga
Tokyo
Goals: Scored
8
1
Games: Scored
3 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
1 / 4
TOK
1
KYO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0
Kyoto Sanga3 - 0
Kyoto Sanga2 - 0
0 - 1Tokyo
Goal Statistics
Tokyo 7th Kyoto Sanga 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Tokyo will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Kyoto Sanga scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Tokyo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+34
Kyoto Sanga have scored 34% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Tokyo
PG (predicted goals)
Kyoto Sanga
2.2
1
Attack rating
16%
better
TOK
KYO
view stats
Games scored5
5
Failed to score0
0
Scored first5
2
Goals scored9
7
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for2.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
33%
better
TOK
KYO
view stats
Games conceded3
5
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first0
3
Goals conceded8
9
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against22%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Tokyo J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5321
S KimM NagakuraK. SatoT Ko
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Kim GLK5
-
H Ishihara DEF5
-
A Scholz DEF5
-
T Ko MID51
1
-
K Hashimoto MID5
-
S Homma MID51
1
-
K. Sato FWD52
1
-
M Ryan FWD521
-
M Nagakura FWD532
-
S Muroya DEF4
-
K. Tokiwa MID4
-
S Anzai MID42
-
T Nakagawa FWD42
-
H Inamura DEF3
-
K Bangnagande  DEF31
-
M Morishige DEF3
-
K Hashimoto DEF3
1
K Tawaratsumida FWD2
-
F Yamada FWD2
-
R Omori DEF1
-
T. Kominato FWD1
-
Kyoto Sanga J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5322
WevertonR EliasR EliasWeverton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Weverton DEF5
2
-
Y Suzuki DEF5
-
K Sato DEF5
1
-
J Pedro MID5
1
-
H Arai MID51
-
S. Yoon MID5
1
-
R Elias FWD532
1
-
K. Nagata DEF4
-
F Honda MID4
-
S Nagasawa FWD41
-
G Ota GLK3
-
R Kato DEF31
-
R. Nakano MID32
-
S Fukuoka MID3
-
T Hirato MID3
-
E. de Oliveira Santos FWD3
-
Halls GLK2
-
T Matsuda MID2
-
A. de Souza Alcântara FWD2
1
-
R Yamanaka DEF1
-
H Tawiah DEF1
-
H Trevisan DEF1
-
Y Ishida DEF1
-
T Kato  FWD1
-
M Okugawa  FWD11
-