KYOTO SANGA vs Machida Zelvia, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

KYOTO SANGA

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Machida Zelvia

86': Takahiro Akimoto

About

KYOTO SANGA are hosting Machida Zelvia at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

26': Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 26'
29': Alex Negueba (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 29'
58': Takahiro Akimoto (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 58'
58': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 58'
69': Everton Maceió (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
69': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
70': Everton Maceió (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 70'
72': Neta Lavi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 72'
72': Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 72'
81': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 81'
86': Takahiro Akimoto (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 86'
89': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

ZEL		Kyoto Sanga
6	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
10	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	4
61.5	Possession	38.5
13	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
465	Accurate Passes	259
547	Passes	343
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	7
4	Effective Tackles	4
8	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
33	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+19	23
2	FC Tokyo	10	+13	23
3	Vissel Kobe	10	+8	22
4	Kashiwa Reysol	10	+5	21

Full Standings

Line-Ups

KYOTO SANGA (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
90	Halls (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
15	Kodai Nagata
40	Yusuke Ishida
24	Hiroto Morooka
10	Shimpei Fukuoka
44	Kyo Sato
26	Ren Kato
9	Papagaio
77	Haruki Arai
48	Ryuma Nakano

KYOTO SANGA Substitutes:

Marco Túlio, Alex Negueba, Gakuji Ota, Takaaki Shichi, Takuji Yonemoto, Yoon Sung-Jun, Everton Maceió, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Fuchi Honda.

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
50	Daihachi Okamura
2	Thomas Ouwejan
3	Gen Shoji
8	Keiya Sento
16	Hiroyuki Mae
7	Yuki Soma
88	Hotaka Nakamura
99	Tete Yengi
20	Takuma Nishimura
9	Koki Ogawa

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Ryohei Shirasaki, Ibrahim Dresevic, Ryuho Kikuchi, Takahiro Akimoto, Neta Lavi, Tatsuya Morita, Mitchell Duke, Henry Mochizuki, Futa Tokumura.

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