Albirex Niigata arrive at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera on Saturday for the J1 League clash with home team Kyoto Sanga.
Our Kyoto Sanga v Albirex Niigata predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Kyoto Sanga
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Kyoto Sanga will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 3-1 J1 League success against Gamba Osaka.
In that game, Kyoto Sanga had 41% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Kyoto Sanga, the goalscorers were Túlio (17', 25') and Shinnosuke Fukuda (52'). At the other end, Gamba Osaka had 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Issam Jebali (88') was the scorer for Gamba Osaka.
Matches featuring Kyoto Sanga have tended to be engaging affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past six clashes, a grand total of 22 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 13 of them coming from Kyoto Sanga.
Ahead of this clash, Kyoto Sanga are unbeaten in their previous 3 home league matches.
Albirex Niigata
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After tasting defeat last time out to Machida Zelvia in J1 League action, Albirex Niigata and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Albirex Niigata managed 63% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Machida Zelvia got 24 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Takuma Nishimura (43'), Yuki Soma (61', 67') and Shota Fujio (76') scored for Machida Zelvia.
Illustrating their predisposition for eventful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the last six games in which Albirex Niigata have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals per meeting. Opposing teams have managed 14 of this grand total. Regardless, time will tell whether the trend might continue on in this match.
Taking a look at their past results, Albirex Niigata:
- remain undefeated by Kyoto Sanga in away games against them for the last 7 matches in the league. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 17/07/2021 shows us that Kyoto Sanga have won 2 of these & Albirex Niigata 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined total of 13 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 of them from Kyoto and 7 for Albirex. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.
The last league encounter between these sides was J1 League match day 11 on 19/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Albirex Niigata 1-2 Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Albirex Niigata had 49% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Ken Yamura (19').
At the other end, Kyoto Sanga got 9 shots on goal with 2 on target. Elias (72') and Masaya Okugawa (86') scored.
The match was refereed by Koei Koya.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Albirex Niigata will have their work cut out to hit the back of the net against this Kyoto Sanga lineup who we reckon will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
That’s why we have predicted a 1-0 winning score for Kyoto Sanga when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the full-time result market, victory for Kyoto Sanga can be had for 2.05, backing a draw is 3.3 & selecting victory for Albirex Niigata gets you 3.6. Those are the most competitive bets available as of now.
Renata Leite,
04:02 01/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kyoto Sanga
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (21,623)
Captain: Sota Kawasaki
Chairman: Akira Iino
Manager: Kwi-jae Cho
Competitions: J1 League position 3
🔑 Key Man: Masaya Okugawa
Usually taking to the field in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Masaya Okugawa was born in Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Kyoto Sanga in the 2015 season, the dangerous Midfielder has hit 6 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign so far from a total of 19 appearances.