Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kyoto Sanga & Tokyo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an absorbing game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga participated in J-League Cup the last season, where they reached the play-offs and lost against Nagoya Grampus.Kyoto Sanga's struggle is real here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera with only 6 points collected from 8 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-6.
A strong away win for Kyoto against Albirex Niigata the last match, as Patric (2) and Toyokawa were on target. The talented striker Toyokawa bested all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.62 out of 10. Toyokawa scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 2-2 result against Kataller Toyama (after extra-time, 9-10 on penalties) before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Emperor Cup.
Kyoto Sanga aren't scoring a lot here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the league, with only {6 goals} from 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kyoto defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tokyo form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Tokyo have only collected 6 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-3-6 (10 played).
Tokyo lost away at Gamba Osaka (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Tokyo goalkeeper Słowik could take pride in a splendid shift vs Gamba Osaka, but despite making six saves the loss could not be evaded. Tokumoto, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.11. Tokumoto served one assist, hit six key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
A home victory as predicted against Fukushima United preceding that, in the Emperor Cup.
The attacking power of Tokyo when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Tokyo have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played previously this season: Tokyo - Kyoto 5-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Kyoto Sanga wins - draws - Tokyo wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 7 goals |   D. Queiroz de Oliveira 7 goals | Y. Toyokawa 5 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Scored | S | 9 | 34 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 35% | ||
| 12.6 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
