J1 League· Season 2025
Match Summary
Kyoto Sanga defeated Albirex Niigata 2:1. The match was played in J1 League 2025. Goals were scored by K. Yamura 19′ (pen.), Rafael Elias 72′, M. Okugawa 86′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Albirex Niigata had 49% possession while Kyoto Sanga held 51%. Albirex Niigata had 14 shots (3 on target) compared to 10 (2 on target) for Kyoto Sanga. Expected goals: Albirex Niigata 2.57 — Kyoto Sanga 0.77. Albirex Niigata made 5 substitutions, Kyoto Sanga made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Jin Okumura 17′).
Match Events
Key match events between Albirex Niigata and Kyoto Sanga — 3 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.
Penalty
assist: T. Hara
assist: Rafael Elias
Rivalry since 2018
Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga Head to Head Results· 13
Albirex Niigata and Kyoto Sanga have met 13 times — Albirex Niigata won 6, Kyoto Sanga won 3, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2018. Albirex Niigata leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 13 meetings. A combined 27 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.08 per match (16 for the home side, 11 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 7 matches (54%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 games (31%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–3 in 2023.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 11 May 2026