Kyoto Sanga host Newcastle Jets in Matchday 3 of the AFC Champions League Elite

Kyoto Sanga will host Newcastle Jets on 27 October 2026 at 13:00 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, in a match in Matchday 3 of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Regarding the hosts' recent form, Kyoto Sanga won their last home match against Ratchaburi 1-0 on 13 October 2026, after suffering a previous away defeat to Daejeon Citizen 0-1 on 15 September 2026.

Newcastle Jets, meanwhile, enter the match on the back of a negative run of results, having lost to Gamba Osaka 1-3 at home on 13 October 2026, as well as losing to Kashima Antlers 1-7 away from home on 15 September 2026.

Looking back at previous meetings between the two sides, Newcastle Jets faced Kashima Antlers on two previous occasions in 2019, losing 1-4 away from home on 19 February 2019, and beating Persija Jakarta 3-1 at home on 12 February 2019.

In the East Group standings, Kyoto Sanga sit in ninth place with 3 points from two matches, having won one and lost one, scoring one goal and conceding one goal.

Newcastle Jets, on the other hand, sit in sixteenth place with zero points from two matches, after two consecutive defeats, scoring two goals and conceding 10 goals.