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Kyoto Sanga vs Kawasaki Frontale — J1 League 2018

Kyoto Sanga
Kyoto Sanga
Preview
11:00
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
3/13/2027J1 LeagueJ1 League · Round 26Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Big match
52%
Kawasaki Frontale
model favours
24%23%52%

Kyoto Sanga score first in only 27% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
56%
over 2.5 goals
57%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 5+ matches

Kyoto Sanga24%
×Draw23%
Kawasaki Frontale52%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Kyoto Sanga
1.14
Kawasaki Frontale
1.79

Kawasaki Frontale creates 57% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 5 away

creates per match

Kyoto Sanga
0.94
Kawasaki Frontale
1.73

allows per match

Kyoto Sanga
1.84
Kawasaki Frontale
1.34

finishing

Kyoto Sanga-0.11scores less
Kawasaki Frontale+0.47scores more

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Kyoto Sanga ↓

Kawasaki Frontale →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–110%
0–29%
0–35%
0–42%
1
1–06%
1–111%
1–210%
1–36%
1–43%
2
2–03%
2–16%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–01%
3–12%
3–22%
3–31%
3–41%
4
4–00%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Kyoto Sanga or draw
48%
Kyoto Sanga or Kawasaki Frontale
77%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
76%

Winning margin

Kyoto Sanga wins by 2+
9%
Kawasaki Frontale wins by 2+
29%

Team goals

Kyoto Sanga 1+ goals
68%
Kyoto Sanga 2+ goals
32%
Kyoto Sanga 3+ goals
11%
Kawasaki Frontale 1+ goals
83%
Kawasaki Frontale 2+ goals
53%
Kawasaki Frontale 3+ goals
26%

Draw no bet

Kyoto Sanga (draw refunded)
32%
Kawasaki Frontale (draw refunded)
68%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Kyoto Sanga at home — creates 0.94, concedes 1.84 · 6 matches

Kawasaki Frontale away — creates 1.73, concedes 1.34 · 5 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Kyoto Sanga attack 0.94 + Kawasaki Frontale defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.14

Kawasaki Frontale attack 1.73 + Kyoto Sanga defence 1.84 → ÷2 → 1.79

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 52%?"

Kyoto Sanga scores more
24%
level
23%
Kawasaki Frontale scores more
52%

Kawasaki Frontale at 52% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 52% does not mean "Kawasaki Frontale will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Kawasaki Frontale score first in only 31% of matches
  • 53% of Kawasaki Frontale’s goals come after the 75th minute
  • 73% of Kyoto Sanga’s matches go over 2.5 goals
  • 69% of Kawasaki Frontale’s matches stay under 2.5 goals
  • Kawasaki Frontale outscore their xG (2.3 vs 1.7 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Kyoto Sanga
Balanced
Kawasaki Frontale
Attack-heavy
51%Possession53%
71%Pass accuracy82%
12.8Shots14.1
1.13xGBiggest gap1.66
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
Kyoto SangaKawasaki Frontale

Head-to-head

8 previous meetings

3
Kyoto Sanga
3
Draws
2
Kawasaki Frontale
Avg goals: 2.3BTTS: 50%
1–11–01–11–03–3

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Sanga
WLWLL
Frontale
DLLWD

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Kyoto Sanga face Kawasaki Frontale (J1 League)

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Kyoto Sanga host Kawasaki Frontale at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera.

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