Kyoto Purple Sanga vs Machida Zelvia Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Kyoto Purple Sanga took on Machida Zelvia in the J-League of Japan on September 23. The final score was 1-1, with neither team able to find a winner.

Daihachi Okamura scored the first goal of the game on the 16th minute of the match, putting Machida Zelvia in front. Taichi Hara then scored, bringing the match to a 1-1 conclusion.

As Kyoto Purple Sanga and Machida Zelvia meet again, the memory of Kyoto Purple Sanga's 1-0 win in their Emperor Cup face-off from 2 months ago still lingers. After a setback against Shimizu S-Pulse last Saturday, Kyoto Purple Sanga are eager to get back on track in this match.

Machida Zelvia approach this game after two consecutive draws with Seoul and Yokohama. Their backline remains a concern, with goals conceded across three consecutive matches.

This J-League match offers a platform for Kyoto Purple Sanga and Machida Zelvia’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Kyoto Purple Sanga’s top finisher Rafael Elias and Taichi Hara have played important roles in ensuring their attack, under the tactical direction of Kwi-Jea Cho, remains effective. Elias leads Kyoto Purple Sanga’s scoring charts in J-League this season with seventeen goals, as Hara continues to lead their creative efforts in the tournament with ten assists. Kyoto Purple Sanga’s offense has also been strengthened by Masaya Okugawa, Marco Tulio and Sota Kawasaki, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

Meanwhile, Machida Zelvia’s attacking options, under Go Kuroda’s management, have been bolstered by Yuki Soma, the team’s top scorer, and Takuma Nishimura, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. With eight goals in J-League, Soma is Machida Zelvia’s top scorer in the league, while also leading the team in assists, having set up ten goals this campaign. Supporting them are Sang-ho Na, Kotaro Hayashi and Daihachi Okamura, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Machida Zelvia’s attack.

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Kyoto Purple Sanga - Machida Zelvia in real time.

Kyoto Purple Sanga kicked off the game with Gakuji Ota, Hidehiro Sugai who got substituted by Kyo Sato on the 85th minute, Yoshinori Suzuki, Yuta Miyamoto, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Shohei Takeda who got substituted by Shun Nagasawa on the 85th minute, Ryuma Nakano who got substituted by Leo Gomes on the 85th minute, Joao Pedro who got substituted by Taiki Hirato on the 67th minute, Taichi Hara, Rafael Elias and Masaya Okugawa who got substituted by Fuki Yamada on the 56th minute as starters, with Kentaro Kakoi, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Kyo Sato, Leo Gomes, Fuki Yamada, Temma Matsuda, Taiki Hirato, Shimpei Fukuoka and Shun Nagasawa on the bench.

Machida Zelvia's starting eleven were Kosei Tani, Gen Shoji, Daihachi Okamura who got substituted by Hokuto Shimoda on the 62nd minute, Ibrahim Dresevic, Kotaro Hayashi, Yuta Nakayama, Hiroyuki Mae who got substituted by Ryohei Shirasaki on the 89th minute, Henry Heroki Mochizuki, Yuki Soma who got substituted by Takaya Numata on the 75th minute, Takuma Nishimura who got substituted by Sang-ho Na on the 75th minute and Shota Fujio who got substituted by Mitchell Duke on the 75th minute, with Tatsuya Morita, Hokuto Shimoda, Keiya Sento, Asahi Masuyama, Takaya Numata, Ryohei Shirasaki, Sang-ho Na, Mitchell Duke and Se-hun Oh on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 2.32 - 0.6
• Ball Possession: 70 - 30
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 3
• Total Attempts: 19 - 9
• Shots On Target: 5 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 6 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 8 - 6
• Shots from Outside the Box: 11 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 1 - 1
• Fouls: 7 - 13
• Corners: 10 - 1
• Throw-Ins: 32 - 14
• Saves: 1 - 4
• Free Kicks: 11 - 7
• Offsides: 2 - 0
• Passes into Final Third: 178 - 97
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 134 - 52
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 35 - 15
• Tackles: 5 - 21
• Completed Tackles: 4 - 11
• Total Crosses: 26 - 14
• Successful Crosses: 2 - 1
• Interceptions: 5 - 10
• Clearances: 21 - 47

Referee showed the yellow card four times throughout the game. Joao Pedro, Hiroyuki Mae, Shohei Takeda and Takaya Numata were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met five times since August 2021. Kyoto Purple Sanga have emerged victorious in two matches and Machida Zelvia in three. Their most recent clash took place on August 6, 2025, with Machida Zelvia winning 1-0. Kyoto Purple Sanga have scored four goals across these five encounters, while Machida Zelvia have scored seven. Overall, Machida Zelvia hold a stronger head-to-head record against Kyoto Purple Sanga in recent meetings.

Kyoto Purple Sanga have played 30 matches in J-League, with sixteen wins, seven draws, and seven losses this season, netting 53 goals (1.77 per match) and conceding 32 (1.07 per match). Machida Zelvia have won fifteen of their 30 matches in J-League this season, with six draws and nine defeats, scoring 46 goals, averaging 1.53 per match, while conceding 32, an average of 1.07 per match.

Recent Form

Kyoto Purple Sanga played their last match against Shimizu S-Pulse, which ended in a loss, while Machida Zelvia are on a two-game drawing streak, having drawn against FC Seoul and Yokohama FC in their last two matches. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Kyoto Purple Sanga have recorded eleven wins, five losses, and four draws, while over their most recent twenty games, Machida Zelvia have claimed twelve victories, suffered three defeats, and drawn five times.

Live Standings

As always, Japan J-League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Kyoto Purple Sanga are 2nd with 55 points from their 30 games, while Machida Zelvia are currently 5th in the table with 51 points from 30 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Kyoto Purple Sanga and Machida Zelvia in real time. You can watch the goals by Daihachi Okamura and Taichi Hara as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Kyoto Purple Sanga - Machida Zelvia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.