KyotoAttacking momentumV-Varen Nagasaki
Preview
- Matchweek 18 of the 2026 J1 League brings Kyoto Sanga against V-Varen Nagasaki on 2026-05-23 (kick-off 11:00 GMT).
- In the past meeting, Gwi-Jae Jo leads 1-0 over Takuya Takagi, with no draws.
- Kyoto Sanga are 10th in the standings with 20 points, followed by V-Varen Nagasaki in 8th on 21 points.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Kyoto Sanga or V-Varen Nagasaki.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, Kyoto Sanga should be met by V-Varen Nagasaki's expected 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Kyoto Sanga's highest-rated performer was S. Asada (7.2), while V-Varen Nagasaki's standout was Matheus Jesus (9).
- Kyoto Sanga suffered a 0-4 defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, while V-Varen Nagasaki managed a 2-2 draw versus Vissel Kobe.
- Neither side is flying – Kyoto Sanga 0-1-4 and V-Varen Nagasaki 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
- This one's been tight: in 18 head-to-head games, Kyoto Sanga have won 8 games, V-Varen Nagasaki 8 games, and there've been 2 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-3-3 vs 3-0-5) and scoring roughly 1.50-1.11 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Kyoto
V-Varen Nagasaki
Events
| 9' | Thiago | ||
| 28' | H. Arai | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 51' | 1 - 0 | ||
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| 70' | Goal cancelled | ||
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| 84' | H. Appiah Tawiah | ||
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Kyoto is going head to head with V-Varen Nagasaki on 23/5/2026 10:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Kyoto v V-Varen Nagasaki H2H statistics!