Kyoto Sanga welcomes Nagoya Grampus to this second leg of the J-League Cup Play-offs. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto have not come this way in the J-League Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Kashiwa Reysol, Sagan Tosu and Consadole Sapporo.3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Kyoto Sanga so far this season.
The fans hope that Kyoto Sanga will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-6 away defeat in the J-League Cup fixture against Nagoya Grampus.
Kyoto have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tokushima Vortis, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Shimizu S-Pulse in order to reach play-offs of J-League Cup. Nothing but glory last season for Nagoya Grampus, as they won the J-League Cup.There's been little loot from Nagoya Grampus's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Nagoya Grampus only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The regulars enjoyed Nagoya Grampus's previous game versus Kyoto Sanga, a J-League Cup win (6-1) played at home.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nagoya Grampus as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Grampus have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: Nagoya Grampus - Kyoto Sanga 6-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Kyoto Sanga won two, Nagoya Grampus triumphed in six and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 8 goals |   M. dos Santos Castro 3 goals |  T. Ogiwara 2 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| 12.1 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Jubilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
