Football insights: Kyoto Sanga vs Cerezo Osaka - predictions and stats

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 29.October
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Match preview: 16 points divide the participants up until now, Cerezo Osaka having performed best. Will Kyoto Sanga upset the odds?

Insights:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Kyoto Sanga are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Cerezo Osaka are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

The story so far in the J-League for Kyoto Sanga at their home stadium (Sanga Stadium by Kyocera) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Kyoto lost their last game at Kawasaki Frontale (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Takeda (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.12/10. Takeda hit three key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Nagoya Grampus.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 24 league games, 18 have contained zero, one or two goals.

17 goals have been conceded.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cerezo Osaka playing as the away team in the J-League this season.

Cerezo Osaka aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Patric was the last player to find the net.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Nabisco Cup home defeat versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league rounds winning points.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Tokyo's place.

Cerezo Osaka have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cerezo Osaka have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Kyoto.

The newest recorded meeting between these sides is the Cerezo Osaka - Kyoto Sanga 1-1 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

KyotoP. Utaka
P. Utaka
9 goals
Cerezo OsakaM. Kato
M. Kato
6 goals
Cerezo OsakaA. Taggart
A. Taggart
5 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
8 5 1 Won W 3 6 13
10 5 2 Drew D 2 6 11
14 6 2 Lost L 0 4 8
30 16 4 Scored S 9 23 46
38 17 5 Conceded C 4 20 39
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
66% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 78%
28% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 56%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 38% 28%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
53% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 56%
19% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 25%
31% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 25% 25%
 
4.1 4.1 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.8 4.7
5.3 4.8 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.8 4.3
1.5 1.6 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.8 0.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.7 10.6 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 11.2 12.3
3.2 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.7
29% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 34% 31%
 
12.3 11.4 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.8 11.1
4.8 4.9 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.4 4.2
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 32 18 8 6 63 33 16 11 3 2 29 9 16 7 5 4 34 24 30 62
2 Kawasaki Frontale 32 18 6 8 60 39 16 13 1 2 36 17 16 5 5 6 24 22 21 60
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 15 9 8 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 13 16 5 6 5 19 24 12 54
4 Cerezo Osaka 32 13 11 8 46 39 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 6 6 4 23 20 7 50
5 Tokyo 32 14 7 11 43 38 16 8 5 3 25 12 16 6 2 8 18 26 5 49
6 Kashima Antlers 32 12 12 8 46 42 16 7 5 4 25 22 16 5 7 4 21 20 4 48
7 Kashiwa Reysol 32 13 8 11 41 40 16 6 3 7 21 23 16 7 5 4 20 17 1 47
8 Urawa Reds 32 10 14 8 46 34 16 7 7 2 31 16 16 3 7 6 15 18 12 44
9 Sagan Tosu 32 9 14 9 43 39 16 5 8 3 21 11 16 4 6 6 22 28 4 41
10 Vissel Kobe 32 11 7 14 33 36 16 7 3 6 20 13 16 4 4 8 13 23 -3 40
11 Nagoya Grampus 32 9 13 10 27 34 16 6 6 4 15 16 16 3 7 6 12 18 -7 40
12 Consadole Sapporo 32 9 12 11 39 51 16 6 6 4 21 21 16 3 6 7 18 30 -12 39
13 Shonan Bellmare 32 8 11 13 26 38 16 4 6 6 12 22 16 4 5 7 14 16 -12 35
14 Kyoto Sanga 32 8 10 14 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 21 -8 34
15 Avispa Fukuoka 32 8 10 14 26 36 16 4 6 6 15 17 16 4 4 8 11 19 -10 34
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 7 12 13 41 49 16 2 8 6 20 28 16 5 4 7 21 21 -8 33
17 Gamba Osaka 32 8 9 15 31 44 16 3 6 7 16 21 16 5 3 8 15 23 -13 33
18 Júbilo Iwata 32 6 11 15 32 55 16 4 6 6 21 28 16 2 5 9 11 27 -23 29

Table
  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 32 18 8 6 63 33 16 11 3 2 29 9 16 7 5 4 34 24 30 62
2 Kawasaki Frontale 32 18 6 8 60 39 16 13 1 2 36 17 16 5 5 6 24 22 21 60
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 15 9 8 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 13 16 5 6 5 19 24 12 54
4 Cerezo Osaka 32 13 11 8 46 39 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 6 6 4 23 20 7 50
5 Tokyo 32 14 7 11 43 38 16 8 5 3 25 12 16 6 2 8 18 26 5 49
6 Kashima Antlers 32 12 12 8 46 42 16 7 5 4 25 22 16 5 7 4 21 20 4 48
7 Kashiwa Reysol 32 13 8 11 41 40 16 6 3 7 21 23 16 7 5 4 20 17 1 47
8 Urawa Reds 32 10 14 8 46 34 16 7 7 2 31 16 16 3 7 6 15 18 12 44
9 Sagan Tosu 32 9 14 9 43 39 16 5 8 3 21 11 16 4 6 6 22 28 4 41
10 Vissel Kobe 32 11 7 14 33 36 16 7 3 6 20 13 16 4 4 8 13 23 -3 40
11 Nagoya Grampus 32 9 13 10 27 34 16 6 6 4 15 16 16 3 7 6 12 18 -7 40
12 Consadole Sapporo 32 9 12 11 39 51 16 6 6 4 21 21 16 3 6 7 18 30 -12 39
13 Shonan Bellmare 32 8 11 13 26 38 16 4 6 6 12 22 16 4 5 7 14 16 -12 35
14 Kyoto Sanga 32 8 10 14 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 21 -8 34
15 Avispa Fukuoka 32 8 10 14 26 36 16 4 6 6 15 17 16 4 4 8 11 19 -10 34
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 7 12 13 41 49 16 2 8 6 20 28 16 5 4 7 21 21 -8 33
17 Gamba Osaka 32 8 9 15 31 44 16 3 6 7 16 21 16 5 3 8 15 23 -13 33
18 Júbilo Iwata 32 6 11 15 32 55 16 4 6 6 21 28 16 2 5 9 11 27 -23 29

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