Kyoto Sanga 0-1 Machida Zelvia: result and goals
Machida Zelvia beat Kyoto Sanga 1-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the J1 League.
Goals: Takahiro Akimoto 86'.
Kyoto Sanga sit 17th on 9 points.
Machida Zelvia sit 1st on 26 points.
Kyoto Sanga have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Machida Zelvia have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 4 meetings: Kyoto Sanga won 1, Machida Zelvia won 2, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- J1 League
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 11:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto
Match events
KYOZEL26'Tete Yengi
29'⇄▲ Alex Negueba ▼ Rafael Elias
58'⇄▲ Takahiro Akimoto ▼ Takuma Nishimura
58'⇄▲ Henry Mochizuki ▼ Hotaka Nakamura
69'⇄▲ Maceió ▼ Ren Kato
69'⇄▲ Sung-Jun Yoon ▼ Ryuma Nakano
70'Maceió
70'Ranko Popović
72'⇄▲ Neta Lavi ▼ Keiya Sento
72'⇄▲ Mitchell Duke ▼ Tete Yengi
81'⇄▲ Marco Túlio ▼ Hiroto Morooka
86'⚽Takahiro Akimoto 0-1
89'⇄▲ Ibrahim Drešević ▼ Thomas Ouwejan
Live commentary
- 89'Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 89'
- 86'Takahiro Akimoto (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 86'
- 81'Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 81'
- 72'Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 72'
- 72'Neta Lavi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 72'
- 70'Everton Maceió (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 70'
- 69'Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
- 69'Everton Maceió (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 69'
- 58'Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 58'
- 58'Takahiro Akimoto (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 58'
- 29'Alex Negueba (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 29'
- 26'Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 26'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
KYOZEL
General
39%Possession61%
3Big chances0
3Big chances missed0
4Corners10
Shots
17Total shots13
6Shots off target3
4Shots on target5
7Blocked shots5
1Hit woodwork1
12Shots inside box8
5Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
1.31xG0.81
1.18xG open play0.50
0.14xG set play0.30
1.31Non-penalty xG0.81
0.87xG on target (xGOT)1.23
Passes
345Passes547
260 (75%)Accurate passes465 (85%)
83Own half217
177Opposition half248
20 (36%)Accurate long balls32 (57%)
6 (38%)Accurate crosses5 (19%)
13Throw-ins13
24Touches in opposition box23
6Offsides0
Defence
10Tackles8
5Interceptions7
5Shot blocks6
27Clearances33
4Keeper saves4
Duels
40Duels won47
20 (42%)Ground duels won28 (58%)
20 (51%)Aerial duels won19 (49%)
5 (83%)Successful dribbles4 (44%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
16Fouls committed6
General
33%Possession67%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
2Corners4
Shots
7Total shots4
3Shots off target2
2Shots on target0
2Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork1
4Shots inside box2
3Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.69xG0.37
0.69xG open play0.35
0.00xG set play0.01
0.69Non-penalty xG0.37
0.24xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
150Passes300
112 (75%)Accurate passes257 (86%)
43Own half116
69Opposition half141
10 (36%)Accurate long balls16 (59%)
4 (57%)Accurate crosses3 (23%)
5Throw-ins4
8Touches in opposition box9
3Offsides0
Defence
4Tackles6
2Interceptions2
2Shot blocks2
11Clearances14
0Keeper saves2
Duels
19Duels won24
9 (38%)Ground duels won15 (63%)
10 (53%)Aerial duels won9 (47%)
2 (67%)Successful dribbles0 (0%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
9Fouls committed4
General
44%Possession56%
1Big chances0
1Big chances missed0
2Corners6
Shots
10Total shots9
3Shots off target1
2Shots on target5
5Blocked shots3
1Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box6
2Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.63xG0.44
0.49xG open play0.15
0.14xG set play0.29
0.63Non-penalty xG0.44
0.64xG on target (xGOT)1.23
Passes
195Passes247
148 (76%)Accurate passes208 (84%)
40Own half101
108Opposition half107
10 (37%)Accurate long balls16 (55%)
2 (22%)Accurate crosses2 (15%)
8Throw-ins9
16Touches in opposition box14
3Offsides0
Defence
6Tackles2
3Interceptions5
3Shot blocks4
16Clearances19
4Keeper saves2
Duels
21Duels won23
11 (46%)Ground duels won13 (54%)
10 (50%)Aerial duels won10 (50%)
3 (100%)Successful dribbles4 (57%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed2
Kyoto SangaMachida Zelvia
Expected goals (xG)
1.31–0.81
xG on target (xGOT)
0.87–1.23
Shots
17–13
Big chances
3–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Machida Zelvia (13)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedKyoto Sanga (17) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Kosei Tani
Machida Zelvia
Lineups
Kyoto Sanga · Substitutes
- 1Gakuji Ota
- 5Hisashi Tawiah
- 26Ren Kato6.2
- 24Hiroto Morooka7.5
- 48Ryuma Nakano6.8
- 62Takaaki Shichi
- 8Takuji Yonemoto
- 99Fuchi Honda
- 9Rafael Elias5.9
Manager: Ranko Popović
Machida Zelvia · Substitutes
- 5Ibrahim Drešević▲89'
- 13Tatsuya Morita
- 4Ryuho Kikuchi
- 34Futa Tokumura
- 88Hotaka Nakamura6.8
- 8Keiya Sento6.9
- 23Ryohei Shirasaki
- 20Takuma Nishimura6.7
- 99Tete Yengi7.1
Manager: Go Kuroda
Last 5 matches
Kyoto Sanga
D@ Yokohama F. Marinos1-12 Sept 2026
L@ FC Tokyo2-06 Sept 2026
LKashiwa Reysol3-211 Sept 2026
L@ Daejeon Hana Citizen FC1-015 Sept 2026
W@ Fagiano Okayama2-119 Sept 2026
Machida Zelvia
WKawasaki Frontale2-12 Sept 2026
W@ Nagoya Grampus3-16 Sept 2026
DYokohama F. Marinos1-112 Sept 2026
WPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC2-017 Sept 2026
LKashiwa Reysol4-220 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Kyoto Sanga
1
Draws
2
Machida Zelvia
Last meetings
23 Sept 2025Kyoto Sanga1 – 1Machida Zelvia
7 May 2025Machida Zelvia1 – 2Kyoto Sanga
30 Nov 2024Machida Zelvia1 – 0Kyoto Sanga
6 May 2024Kyoto Sanga0 – 3Machida Zelvia
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Machida Zelvia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | +20 | 26 | WWDWL |
| 2 |  Tokyo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +13 | 24 | WWWWD |
| 3 |  Sanfreece | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 23 | WWWWL |
| 4 |  Vissel Kobe | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 22 | WWLWL |
| 5 |  Kashiwa | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 6 |  Kashima | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 20 | LDWWD |
| 7 |  Kawasaki | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +6 | 19 | WDLWW |
| 8 |  Urawa Reds | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 18 | LWLWW |
| 9 |  Yokohama FM | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +4 | 17 | DWDDD |
| 10 |  Okayama | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 16 | WLLLW |
| 11 |  Shimizu | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 14 | WWWDL |
| 12 |  Nagoya | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 13 | LLWWD |
| 13 |  Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 13 | LDDLD |
| 14 |  V-Varen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 12 | WDDLW |
| 15 |  Gamba Osaka | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 10 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Mito Hollyhock | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 9 | LLLLL |
| 17 |  Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 9 | DLLLW |
| 18 |  A Fukuoka | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 7 | LLWLL |
| 19 |  JEF Utd Chiba | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 6 | DLDDL |
| 20 |  Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -14 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Kyoto Sanga v Machida Zelvia?
Machida Zelvia beat Kyoto Sanga 1-0 on Saturday 10 October (J1 League).
Who scored in Kyoto Sanga v Machida Zelvia?
Goals: Takahiro Akimoto 86'.
When do Kyoto Sanga play next?
Kyoto Sanga play Gamba Osaka on Saturday 24 October at 08:00 (UK time).
When do Machida Zelvia play next?
Machida Zelvia play Vissel Kobe on Saturday 24 October at 07:00 (UK time).
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