Albirex Niigata - Kyoto Sanga: J-League cellar dwellers hungry for points and greatness. Read all the available data and news before the match!
- Kyoto Sanga is in the worst form (0-0-6)
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Albirex and Kyoto Sanga.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Albirex Niigata have collected 11 points from their J-League home games so far after 3-2-3.
Albirex Niigata's previous match was a Emperor Cup game also played at their home, ending 1-0 against Biwako Shiga. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
2-2 away at Shonan Bellmare before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Albirex have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Albirex Niigata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Albirex Niigata defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
There's been little loot from Kyoto Sanga's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Kyoto Sanga only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. When Kyoto Sanga is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Gamba Osaka, Yokohama, Kashiwa Reysol, Kyoto Sanga and Shonan Bellmare is teams we like to compare Albirex Niigata with. With the Kyoto losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Kyoto Sanga delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Kataller Toyama in their previous match; a Emperor Cup fixture.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.We have checked recent matches where Kyoto Sanga have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Kyoto are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kyoto Sanga have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Albirex Niigata won four games, five matches ended with a tie and Kyoto Sanga got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ito 7 goals |  A. Aguiar Oliveira 5 goals | S. Ota 4 goals |
Albirex Niigata missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 50% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 31% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 13.9 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.1 | 12 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 25% | 24% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 34% | 29% |
| 12.5 | 13.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 14.2 | 12.3 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kyoto Sanga is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 12 |
