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Urawa vs Kyoto Sanga: result 2-1 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on April 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Urawa
2-1
Kyoto Sanga

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What was the result of Urawa vs Kyoto Sanga?

Urawa won 2-1 on April 16, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 24′Y. MatsuoUrawa
  • 55′Rafael EliasKyoto Sanga
  • 61′R. WatanabeUrawa

Official lineup for Urawa vs Kyoto Sanga

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Urawa

  1. 24Y. Matsuo
  1. 8Matheus Sávio
  2. 11Samuel Gustafson
  3. 13R. Watanabe
  4. 25K. Yasui
  5. 77T. Kaneko
  1. 3Danilo Boza
  2. 4H. Ishihara
  3. 5M. Høibråten
  4. 88Y. Naganuma
  1. 1S. Nishikawa

Kyoto Sanga

4-3-3
  1. 14T. Hara
  2. 9Rafael Elias
  3. 29M. Okugawa
  1. 6João Pedro
  2. 7S. Kawasaki
  3. 8T. Yonemoto
  1. 44K. Sato
  2. 50Y. Suzuki
  3. 4Patrick William
  4. 22H. Sugai
  1. 26G. Ota
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Urawa have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Kyoto Sanga have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Urawa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 13, 2025Machida Zelvia(away)2-0J1 League
Apr 6, 2025Avispa Fukuoka(away)0-1J1 League
Apr 2, 2025Shimizu S-pulse(home)2-1J1 League
Mar 28, 2025Cerezo Osaka(away)1-1J1 League
Mar 16, 2025Kashima(away)1-1J1 League
Kyoto Sanga
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2025Shonan Bellmare(home)2-0J1 League
Apr 9, 2025Montedio Yamagata(away)1-0J-League Cup
Apr 6, 2025Kashima(away)4-3J1 League
Apr 2, 2025Kashiwa Reysol(home)1-1J1 League
Mar 29, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)1-0J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Urawa wins, 4 draws, 0 Kyoto Sanga wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2025Kyoto Sanga 1-1 UrawaJ1 League
Jul 14, 2024Kyoto Sanga 0-0 UrawaJ1 League
May 15, 2024Urawa 3-0 Kyoto SangaJ1 League
Sep 15, 2023Urawa 0-0 Kyoto SangaJ1 League
May 27, 2023Kyoto Sanga 0-2 UrawaJ1 League
Jul 6, 2022Urawa 2-2 Kyoto SangaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Kyoto Sanga vs Urawa on Feb 22, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Urawa score 1.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Kyoto Sanga score 1.5 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Urawa1.40.957/155/15
Kyoto Sanga1.50.967/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Urawa sit 9th in J1 League (22 points from 14 matches) and Kyoto Sanga sit 12th (16 points from 14 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Urawa14716232922
12Kyoto Sanga14446192316

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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