Kyoto Sanga vs Tokyo Verdy match stats & report

1–0 Full time

J1 League · Japan · Regular Season - 26 · Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kameoka · Ref Koichiro Fukushima, Japan

Kyoto Sanga stats & fixtures · Tokyo Verdy stats & fixtures

Kyoto Sanga beat Tokyo Verdy 1–0 in the J1 League on 16 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.99–0.77. Tokyo Verdy had 56% of the ball.

Kyoto Sanga vs Tokyo Verdy match statistics

Kyoto SangaTokyo Verdy

44% Ball possession 56%
0.99 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
9 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 8
3 Corners 1
12 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
339 Passes 429
70% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

61' Yellow card K. Saito Tokyo Verdy
66' Goal Rafael Elias (assist T. Hara) Kyoto Sanga
83' Yellow card T. Matsuda Kyoto Sanga
90+4' Yellow card F. Yamada Kyoto Sanga
90+11' Yellow card R. Hirakawa Tokyo Verdy

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Kyoto Sanga

Confirmed 4-3-3 Kwi-Jae Cho

26 G. Ota

22 H. Sugai 50 Y. Suzuki 5 H. Tawiah 2 S. Fukuda

39 T. Hirato 10 S. Fukuoka 25 Leo Gomes

14 T. Hara 9 Rafael Elias 11 Marco Túlio

Bench K. Kakoi , S. Asada , Patrick William , S. Takeda , T. Matsuda , F. Yamada , K. Sato , R. Nakano , S. Nagasawa

Tokyo Verdy

Confirmed

1 Matheus Vidotto Goalkeeper
6 K. Miyahara Defender
2 D. Fukazawa Defender
3 H. Taniguchi Defender
19 Y. Matsuhashi Midfielder
16 R. Hirakawa Midfielder
7 K. Morita Midfielder
40 Y. Arai Midfielder
8 K. Saito Attacker
14 Y. Fukuda Attacker
9 I. Someno Attacker

Bench Y. Nagasawa , R. Inoue , T. Inami , S. Meshino , I. Kumatoriya , S. Kawasaki , S. Toyama , S. Teranuma , H. Hirao

Form guide

Kyoto Sanga at home

4–0–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Tokyo Verdy away

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Kyoto Sanga vs Tokyo Verdy head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 May 25	Tokyo Verdy v Kyoto Sanga	1–0
8 Dec 24	Kyoto Sanga v Tokyo Verdy	0–0
29 Mar 24	Tokyo Verdy v Kyoto Sanga	2–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Kyoto Sanga vs Tokyo Verdy head-to-head record