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Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga match stats & report

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J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 11 · Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata · Ref Koei Koya, Japan

Albirex Niigata stats & fixtures · Kyoto Sanga stats & fixtures

Albirex Niigata lost to Kyoto Sanga 1–2 in the J1 League on 19 April 2025. Expected goals finished 2.57–0.77. Kyoto Sanga had 51% of the ball.

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga match statistics

Albirex NiigataKyoto Sanga

Goals and cards

  1. 19' Penalty scored K. Yamura Albirex Niigata
  2. 41' Yellow card T. Yonemoto Kyoto Sanga
  3. 46' Yellow card T. Matsuda Kyoto Sanga
  4. 72' Goal Rafael Elias (assist T. Hara) Kyoto Sanga
  5. 86' Goal M. Okugawa (assist Rafael Elias) Kyoto Sanga

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Albirex Niigata

Confirmed 4-4-2 Takafumi Yoshimoto

Bench D. Yoshimitsu , M. Fitzgerald , F. Hayakawa , K. Hashimoto , Danilo Gomes , Y. Takagi , K. Kasai , Y. Wakatsuki , Y. Ono

Kyoto Sanga

Confirmed 4-3-3 Kwi-Jae Cho

Bench G. Ota , Patrick William , K. Nagata , H. Sugai , João Pedro , S. Kawasaki , M. Okugawa , S. Hiraga , Murilo

Form guide

Albirex Niigata at home

2–3–3 in 8 matches

Scored
1.4 per game
Conceded
1.6 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 8
Corners
4.6 per game
Shots on target
2.2 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Kyoto Sanga away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored
0.7 per game
Conceded
1.5 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
3.7 per game
Shots on target
3.4 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga 2–0
Kyoto Sanga v Albirex Niigata 0–1
Kyoto Sanga v Albirex Niigata 0–1
Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga 1–3

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga head-to-head record