FC Tokyo
Football Japan - J1 League Ajinomoto Stadium Sun 24 Aug 06:00
Kyoto Sanga FC
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  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

J1 League Betting Preview: FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga

FC Tokyo host Kyoto Sanga in this Japanese J1 league match at Ajinomoto Stadium, with kick-off set for 06:00 on Sunday 24 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

BTTS Yes Looks the Value Bet

The best betting angle could be backing Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga to both score at least once, especially as odds of -143 are available when it comes to the BTTS Yes selection.

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3-0 Victory for Sanga in Pair’s Previous H2H

FC Tokyo played Shonan Bellmare away in their last game. It was a 2-2 draw at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. The Chōfu team had 45% possession and recorded two shots on target, with Motoki Nagakura and Alexander Scholz scoring one goal apiece.

Kyoto Sanga claimed a home win in their previous J1 League match. A 1-0 triumph against Tokyo Verdy at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA made it back-to-back league victories. The Purple were restricted to 44% possession and had five shots on goal, with Rafael Elias on target in the 66th minute.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Sanga are bidding for a third successive win against Tokyo, with both previous victories coming at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA and the scorelines were 3-0 and 3-0 on home soil. Tokyo have won four of the previous 7 H2H games, with Sanga victorious in the other three.

J1 League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 Kyoto Sanga logo Kyoto Sanga 34 17 10 7 58 36 22 58:36 61
11 FC Tokyo logo FC Tokyo 34 11 9 14 36 46 -10 36:46 42
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FC Tokyo – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 10.9 attempts. Tokyo have had 52.0% possession and 5.4 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.7 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 4.5 corners.

Motoki Nagakura and Marcelo Ryan lead the way with 3 goals, while Alexander Scholz has 1. Henrique, Yuto Nagatomo and Kento Hashimoto have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

Kyoto Sanga – Last 10 League Games

Sanga have won 6, lost 1 and drawn 3, averaging 4.0 shots on goal, 7.6 attempts and 2.0 goals. Kwi-Jea Cho's side average 43.0% possession, 4.0 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 8.4 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal.

Marco Tulio got 4 goals, Shinnosuke Fukuda notched 3, while Rafael Elias and two other players scored 2. Taichi Hara and Taiki Hirato are the top assist makers with 3 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Tokyo confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Seung-Gyu Kim (GK), Yuto Nagatomo, Alexander Scholz, Teppei Oka, Kashifu Bangunagande, Leon Nozawa, Kento Hashimoto, Kei Koizumi, Kota Tawaratsumida, Motoki Nagakura, Teruhito Nakagawa.

Kyoto Sanga confirmed lineup (4-1-2-3): Gakuji Ota (GK), Shinnosuke Fukuda, Yuta Miyamoto, Yoshinori Suzuki, Kyo Sato, Shimpei Fukuoka, Taiki Hirato, Shohei Takeda, Taichi Hara, Rafael Elias, Temma Matsuda.

FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction & Betting Tips

Get fully prepped for FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga with our betting guide, featuring our expert match pick, predicted scoreline, sharp corners advice and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

The BTTS Yes betting option really stands out at odds of -143. We think that this price is worth taking for this J1 League showdown, with the two teams capable of finding the net.

Understanding the injured players situation proves useful when assembling football picks. Once we’ve also considered the form guide, we use the latest stats and provide J1 League betting predictions.

Key FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga league stats:

  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Tokyo games.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Sanga games on the road.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Sanga games.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 3 straight Sanga games on the road.

BTTS Yes Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 58.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our tipsters research, we calculate the actual probability to be 65-70%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Corners Prediction

Tokyo Over 4.5 Corners -150 BetMGM logo

Tokyo have had over 4.5 corners in four consecutive matches, with Kyoto Sanga conceding over 4.5 corners in the previous three away games. There’s an opportunity to go over the Tokyo Team Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of -150 available.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Tokyo Logo Tokyo
Total
9.90 5.40 4.50
Home
9.80 4.50 5.30
Away
9.70 4.90 4.80
Sanga Logo Sanga
Total
8.40 4.00 4.40
Home
8.40 4.70 3.70
Away
9.10 4.30 4.80
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Bet Builder Tips

Both Team To Score Yes -143
Full-Time Result Draw +270
Team Corners Tokyo Over 4.5 -150

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FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Betting Sites Predicting a Tight Affair

This J1 League encounter sees Tokyo available at +135 and Kyoto Sanga priced at +170 for the victory. If you want to back the game to finish level, the bookies have odds of +270 about the draw.

There are different ways to bet on Tokyo winning and that includes the -100 about them on the Asian Handicap -0.25. It also means that if they draw with Sanga, you get half stakes refunded.

If you want to bet on the number of goals, you can get a similar price on Over or Under 2.5 Goals. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -143.

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Four Tokyo Wins From Their Past Ten Home Matches

Tokyo have four victories, three draws and three defeats in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

Kyoto Sanga haven’t tasted defeat in three consecutive away matches. The Purple have racked up five wins, three defeats and two draws in the last 10 away matches, scoring an average of 2.00 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

The past meeting at Ajinomoto Stadium saw Tokyo defeat Sanga 2-1.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
FC Tokyo logo FC Tokyo Home Stats 4-3-3 2.40 1.20 1.20 5 5 4 6
Kyoto Sanga logo Kyoto Sanga Away Stats 5-2-3 3.60 2.00 1.60 9 1 8 2
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
FC Tokyo logo FC Tokyo League Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC logo Kyoto Sanga FC League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Tokyo vs Sanga without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll share the predicted and confirmed lineups for the J1 League together with updated injury news.

FC Tokyo Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Kyoto Sanga Confirmed Lineup 4-1-2-3

FC Tokyo Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

81 Seung-Gyu Kim
5 Yuto Nagatomo 24 Alexander Scholz 30 Teppei Oka 6 Kashifu Bangunagande
28 Leon Nozawa 18 Kento Hashimoto 37 Kei Koizumi 33 Kota Tawaratsumida
26 Motoki Nagakura 39 Teruhito Nakagawa
26 Gakuji Ota
2 Shinnosuke Fukuda 24 Yuta Miyamoto 50 Yoshinori Suzuki 44 Kyo Sato
10 Shimpei Fukuoka
39 Taiki Hirato 16 Shohei Takeda
14 Taichi Hara 9 Rafael Elias 18 Temma Matsuda

Kyoto Sanga Confirmed Lineup 4-1-2-3

FC Tokyo Substitutes

  • 10Keigo Higashi
  • 13Go Hatano
  • 14Keita Yamashita
  • 19Marcelo Ryan
  • 25Tsuna Kominato
  • 27Kyota Tokiwa
  • 32Kanta Doi
  • 40Marcos Guilherme
  • 44Henrique

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes

  • 3Shogo Asada
  • 5Hisashi Tawiah
  • 21Kentaro Kakoi
  • 22Hidehiro Sugai
  • 27Fuki Yamada
  • 29Masaya Okugawa
  • 48Ryuma Nakano
  • 88Barreto
  • 93Shun Nagasawa

Previous FC Tokyo Lineups

16 Aug J1 League
Shonan Bellmare 2-2 FC Tokyo
10 Aug J1 League
FC Tokyo 0-1 Kashima Antlers
19 Jul J1 League
FC Tokyo 3-2 Urawa Reds
05 Jul J1 League
Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 FC Tokyo
28 Jun J1 League
FC Tokyo 2-1 Yokohama
25 Jun J1 League
Yokohama F.M. 0-3 FC Tokyo

Previous Kyoto Sanga Lineups

16 Aug J1 League
Kyoto Sanga 1-0 Tokyo Verdy
10 Aug J1 League
Nagoya Grampus 1-2 Kyoto Sanga
21 Jul J1 League
Avispa Fukuoka 2-2 Kyoto Sanga
05 Jul J1 League
Kyoto Sanga 2-1 Albirex Niigata
28 Jun J1 League
Kyoto Sanga 3-1 Gamba Osaka
21 Jun J1 League
Kashiwa Reysol 3-3 Kyoto Sanga
Japan FlagJ1 League Table
2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Kashima Antlers 34 20 6 8 52:28 66
2 Kashiwa Reysol 34 17 12 5 53:33 63
3 Kyoto Sanga 34 17 10 7 58:36 61
4 Vissel Kobe 34 18 7 9 43:28 61
5 Sanfrecce H. 34 17 8 9 39:23 59
6 K. Frontale 34 15 11 8 65:48 56
7 Machida Zelvia 34 16 8 10 49:35 56
8 Urawa Reds 34 14 10 10 40:36 52
9 Gamba Osaka 34 15 5 14 46:52 50
10 Cerezo Osaka 34 12 10 12 52:50 46
11 FC Tokyo 34 11 9 14 36:46 42
12 Tokyo Verdy 34 11 9 14 22:35 42
13 Avispa Fukuoka 34 10 11 13 32:37 41
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 10 11 13 38:44 41
15 F. Okayama 34 11 8 15 30:37 41
16 Nagoya Grampus 34 10 10 14 42:50 40
17 Yokohama F.M. 34 9 7 18 36:44 34
18 Yokohama 34 8 8 18 23:39 32
19 Shonan Bellmare 34 6 8 20 29:58 26
20 Albirex Niigata 34 4 10 20 30:56 22
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Urawa Reds 17 12 2 3 24:12 38
2 Kashima Antlers 17 11 4 2 30:14 37
3 Vissel Kobe 18 10 4 4 24:12 34
4 Gamba Osaka 17 11 0 6 28:24 33
5 Kashiwa Reysol 16 9 5 2 23:15 32
6 Kyoto Sanga 16 8 5 3 26:13 29
7 K. Frontale 17 8 5 4 39:29 29
8 Sanfrecce H. 17 8 4 5 16:13 28
9 Machida Zelvia 17 8 3 6 23:16 27
10 Cerezo Osaka 17 7 6 4 24:18 27
11 Nagoya Grampus 17 7 5 5 26:23 26
12 Tokyo Verdy 17 8 2 7 15:17 26
13 F. Okayama 18 7 4 7 17:15 25
14 FC Tokyo 17 7 3 7 19:24 24
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 5 7 4 21:19 22
16 Avispa Fukuoka 17 5 7 5 18:19 22
17 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 13:19 22
18 Yokohama F.M. 17 5 5 7 19:20 20
19 Shonan Bellmare 17 3 6 8 20:25 15
20 Albirex Niigata 17 2 8 7 17:26 14