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Predictions and Tips
Kyoto Sanga will do battle with visitors Nagoya Grampus at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the J1 League clash on Sunday.
View all Kyoto Sanga v Nagoya Grampus tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide

Kyoto Sanga
LWWLLW
Kyoto Sanga fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-2 J1 League triumph vs Machida Zelvia.
In that match, Kyoto Sanga managed 52% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For Kyoto Sanga, the scorers were Sora Hiraga (73') and Shinnosuke Fukuda (95'). Machida Zelvia had 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Henry Heroki Mochizuki (39') scored for Machida Zelvia.
Three or more goals per match were recorded in 6 of the last 6 fixtures where Kyoto Sanga have taken part. Opposition teams scored 10 of them in these games whereas Kyoto Sanga amassed a tally of 10. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward into this next game, of course.
Coming into this meeting, Kyoto Sanga have not been beaten in the league by Nagoya Grampus in their previous 3 matches.
Nagoya Grampus
DWLLWD ⚖
In their previous fixture, Nagoya Grampus drew 0-0 in the J1 League tie with Fagiano Okayama.
In that match, Nagoya Grampus had 60% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Fagiano Okayama got 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
Throughout their 6 most recent matches, Kenta Hasegawa's Nagoya Grampus have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 7 times therefore earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.
Heading into this contest, Nagoya Grampus have not beaten Kyoto Sanga in away games against them for the last 4 league games. Not good at all.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 11/06/2022, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Kyoto Sanga winning 2 of those games, Nagoya Grampus 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
An aggregate of 14 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Kyoto and 7 netted by N. Grampus. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was J1 League match day 25 on 07/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Kyoto Sanga 3-2 Nagoya Grampus.
That time, Kyoto Sanga managed 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Rafael Elias (59'), Taichi Hara (71') and Marco Túlio (79').
Nagoya Grampus got 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Patric (5', 19') scored.
The referee was Koichiro Fukushima.
📰 Team News: Kyoto Sanga
Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Kyoto Sanga manager Kwi-jae Cho to contend with from a near full-strength squad. Sung-yun Gu (Meniscus injury) won’t play.
ℹ️ Team News: Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus boss Kenta Hasegawa has to currently contend with reduced team options. Yuya Yamagishi (Knee medial ligament tear), Kasper Junker (Calf strain) and Daniel Schmidt (Meniscus injury) are not able to play.
✨ Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Nagoya Grampus have it within them to score a goal against this Kyoto Sanga team, although that isn’t expected to be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Kyoto Sanga when all is said and done. Let’s see what eventuates.
Peter Guest, 04:11 11/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ 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 4, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
⭐ Key Player: Taichi Hara
Usually taking to the field in the Striker position, Taichi Hara was born in Hino, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for FC Tokyo in the 2020 season, the accomplished Forward has netted 2 league goals in this J1 League 2025 season so far in 15 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 31 | WWWWW |
2 |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 30 | WDWWW |
3 |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | WWLLW |
4 |
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15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | WWWWL |
5 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | LLLWW |
6 |
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16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | LLWLL |
7 |
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15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 23 | DLWWW |
8 |
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13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | DDDLD |
9 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 | WWWLL |
10 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | WWWLL |
11 |
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 21 | DDLLL |
12 |
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15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 20 | DWWLW |
13 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | DLLWW |
14 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 19 | DWLWW |
15 |
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16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 | DLLDL |
16 |
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15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 18 | LWDLL |
17 |
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15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 | WLLWD |
18 |
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15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 | DLLLW |
19 |
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14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 12 | DLDWL |
20 |
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12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 8 | DDLLL |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Machida Zelvia |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Kashima Antlers |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Kashima Antlers |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Gamba Osaka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 48 |
Time first goal conceded | 44 |
Yellow cards | 1.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 0.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.9 |
Time first goal scored | 50 |
Time first goal conceded | 46 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
Rafael Elias | 9 |
Masaya Okugawa | 5 |
Taichi Hara | 2 |
Sota Kawasaki | 2 |
Temma Matsuda | 2 |
Sho Inagaki | 6 |
Mateus | 4 |
Yuya Asano | 2 |
Ryuji Izumi | 2 |
Yota Sato | 2 |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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FC Tokyo |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Tokyo Verdy |
FC Tokyo |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Albirex Niigata |
Vissel Kobe |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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