Daejeon Citizen vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction

Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon· Alexander George King, Australia 15/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
4.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
83%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.30
SignalHIGHModel63%RiskMediumGap+5.8%
Value Analysis
55%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams NOT to Score
1.97
SignalGOODModel55%RiskMediumGap+4.7%
Daejeon Citizen Rest
3 days
Kyoto Sanga Rest
4 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
64%2.10
X
21%3.36
2
15%3.30
Double Chance
1X
85%1.30
X2
35%1.68
Both Teams to Score
Yes
45%1.75
No
55%1.97
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.28 + 0.96 = 3.24
Over 1.5
72%1.29
Over 2.5
50%1.94
Over 3.5
30%3.25
Under 1.5
28%3.40
Under 2.5
50%1.82
Under 3.5
70%1.30
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

46'Everton Maceio INSouza Alex out
49'Goal Disallowed - handballG. Ludwigson
57'T. Matsuda INR. Kato out
63'S. Fukuoka INJoao Pedro out
63'Thiago INR. Nakano out
68'Jeong Jae-Hee INSeo Jin-Su out
68'Joo Min-Kyu INDiogo Oliveira out
78'Victor Bobsin
80'Victor Bobsin INUm Won-Sang out
80'M. Ishida INKim Bong-Soo out
80'S. Nagasawa INRafael Elias out
90+2'G. Ludwigson INKim Jun-Beom out

Lineups

Daejeon Citizen
4-2-3-1Coach: Sun-Hong Hwang
Kyoto Sanga
4-2-3-1Coach: Ranko Popovic
Lee Chang-geun1L. Chang-geunLee Chang-geun
Yun-seong Kang6Y. KangYun-seong Kang
Chang-rae Ha45C. HaChang-rae Ha
Anton Kryvotsiuk98A. KryvotsiukAnton Kryvotsiuk
Myeong-jae Lee16M. LeeMyeong-jae Lee
Soon-min Lee44S. LeeSoon-min Lee
Victor Bobsin8V. BobsinVictor Bobsin
Jae-hee Jeong27J. JeongJae-hee Jeong
Masatoshi Ishida7M. IshidaMasatoshi Ishida
Gustav Ludwigson17G. LudwigsonGustav Ludwigson
Min-kyu Joo10M. JooMin-kyu Joo
Halls90HallsHalls
Kyo Sato44K. SatoKyo Sato
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah5H. Appiah TawiahHisashi Appiah Tawiah
Yusuke Ishida40Y. IshidaYusuke Ishida
Kodai Nagata15K. NagataKodai Nagata
Shimpei Fukuoka10S. FukuokaShimpei Fukuoka
Thiago14ThiagoThiago
Haruki Arai77H. AraiHaruki Arai
Maceió38MaceióMaceió
Temma Matsuda18T. MatsudaTemma Matsuda
Shun Nagasawa93S. NagasawaShun Nagasawa

Daejeon Citizen Substitutes

19Jin-su SeoF
9Diogo OliveiraF
31Kim Min-SooG
25Lee Jun-SeoG
2Kyu-hyun ParkD
3Min-deok KimD
13Jin-ya KimD
30Kim Bong-SooM
77João VictorF
41Byung-chan ParkM
14Jun-beom KimM
11Won-Sang UmM

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes

17Alex SouzaF
26Ren KatoD
6João PedroM
48Ryuma NakanoM
1Gakuji OtaG
21Kentaro KakoiG
62Takaaki ShichiD
50Yoshinori SuzukiD
31Sora HiragaF
9Rafael EliasF
19DavidF

Match Stats

Daejeon CitizenKyoto Sanga
56%Ball Possession44%
4Corner Kicks2
17Total Shots1
2Shots on Goal1
7Shots off Goal0
14Shots Inside Box0
3Shots Outside Box1
8Blocked Shots0
9Fouls8
2Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves1
521Total Passes412
402Passes Accurate292
77%Pass Accuracy71%

Team Comparison

Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen
Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga
1637Elo Rating 1466
2.28Attack 0.91
1.73Defense 1.35
63%Hit Rate 14%
14.3Shots per Game 9.2
5.0Shots on Target 3.4
6.3Corners per Game 3.9
1.8Cards per Game 2.2

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+171 Elo
High Goal Expectancy3.25 goals
💎Value Analysis Identified
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.9 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.6 vs 0.3 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Recent Form

Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen
3W1D1L
12/09/2026
Daejeon CitizenPohang Steelers
22
D
09/09/2026
Daejeon CitizenFC Anyang
32
W
05/09/2026
Bucheon FC 1995Daejeon Citizen
05
W
30/08/2026
Jeju United FCDaejeon Citizen
31
L
26/08/2026
Daejeon CitizenUlsan Hyundai FC
21
W
Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga
2W1D2L
11/09/2026
Kyoto SangaKashiwa Reysol
23
L
06/09/2026
FC TokyoKyoto Sanga
20
L
02/09/2026
Yokohama F. MarinosKyoto Sanga
11
D
29/08/2026
Kyoto SangaAvispa Fukuoka
21
W
26/08/2026
Kyoto SangaMaruyasu Okazaki
10
W

League Table

AFC Champions League Elite 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1KashimaKashima11007:1+63W
2Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka11004:1+33W
3SHANGHAI SIPGSHANGHAI SIPG11006:4+23W
4Beijing GuoanBeijing Guoan11003:1+23W
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe11002:1+13W
6Jeonbuk MotorsJeonbuk Motors11002:1+13W
7Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen11001:0+13W
8Johor Darul Takzim FCJohor Darul Takzim FC10101:101D
9Buriram UnitedBuriram United10101:101D
10Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol10011:2-10L
11Port FCPort FC10011:2-10L
12Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga10010:1-10L
13RatchaburiRatchaburi10014:6-20L
14Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers10011:3-20L
15Công An Nhân DânCông An Nhân Dân10011:4-30L
16Newcastle JetsNewcastle Jets10011:7-60L

Bracket

Preliminary Round 1

Daejeon Citizen vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction

As a knockout-stage AFC Champions League Elite fixture, this match carries added stakes for both sides. Our AI model analyses team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history to build forecasts across six independent markets.

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Key Factors for This Match

Daejeon Citizen and Kyoto Sanga have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

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