Kyoto Sanga vs Kawasaki Frontale: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 03.May
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Numbers, recent trends, game results, form details, head to head, selected XIs and a lot else: Here's all you need to know on Kyoto Sanga - Kawasaki Frontale!

Insights:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Kyoto and Kawasaki Frontale.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

2-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Kyoto Sanga so far this season.

Kyoto Sanga shared the glory with Kashiwa Reysol in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Asada was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Asada won 10 of 12 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Sagan Tosu (2-3).

There will be little rest for Kyoto after this match as they are travelling to Yokohama F. Marinos for a J-League game in only four days.

Kyoto Sanga are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

As the visiting team in J-League matches, Kawasaki Frontale have produced an overall stat of 3-0-2 so far.

Kawasaki play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Avispa Fukuoka (placed 7th). That win felt good as this club had gone three league rounds without victory. Wakizaka got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, top player of the team. Wakizaka served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 53 successful passes (of 62 total).

A draw for Kawasaki Frontale before that, at their own venue hosting Urawa Reds (1-1).

A quick return to home after this game, as Kawasaki are hosting Sagan Tosu in the J-League only four days away.

Kawasaki Frontale has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kawasaki have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Kyoto Sanga won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Kawasaki Frontale have eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaA. Aguiar Oliveira
A. Aguiar Oliveira
4 goals
Kyoto SangaY. Toyokawa
Y. Toyokawa
3 goals
Kyoto SangaK. Kinoshita
K. Kinoshita
3 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Kyoto Sanga Kawasaki Frontale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 3 5 10
4 2 0 Won W 3 3 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 3
5 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
14 6 0 Scored S 9 9 13
14 9 2 Conceded C 5 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
50% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 50%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 40% 20%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 10%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 70%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
30% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 30%
 
4.9 4.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 3.8
4.8 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4 4.4
1.7 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.1 11.6 6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 10.4 10.6
4 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.2 3.2
35% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 56% 41%
 
12.2 10 11 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.6 12
3.7 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 4.3
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • All of Kyoto Sanga's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 10 7 1 2 21 6 6 3 1 2 9 4 4 4 0 0 12 2 15 22
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10 6 2 2 13 7 5 2 1 2 4 4 5 4 1 0 9 3 6 20
3 Nagoya Grampus 10 5 4 1 13 6 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 19
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 10 5 3 2 18 11 5 3 2 0 11 3 5 2 1 2 7 8 7 18
5 Urawa Reds 9 5 2 2 13 8 3 3 0 0 8 3 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 17
6 Tokyo 10 4 3 3 13 11 5 3 1 1 10 6 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 15
7 Avispa Fukuoka 10 4 3 3 13 13 5 4 0 1 8 6 5 0 3 2 5 7 0 15
8 Cerezo Osaka 10 4 2 4 13 13 6 3 1 2 9 8 4 1 1 2 4 5 0 14
9 Kashima Antlers 10 4 1 5 15 13 5 1 1 3 7 9 5 3 0 2 8 4 2 13
10 Consadole Sapporo 10 3 4 3 20 20 4 1 1 2 8 9 6 2 3 1 12 11 0 13
11 Kyoto Sanga 10 4 1 5 14 14 5 2 0 3 6 9 5 2 1 2 8 5 0 13
12 Kawasaki Frontale 10 3 3 4 13 14 5 0 3 2 4 6 5 3 0 2 9 8 -1 12
13 Albirex Niigata 10 3 3 4 13 16 5 2 1 2 7 9 5 1 2 2 6 7 -3 12
14 Shonan Bellmare 10 2 5 3 18 16 4 1 2 1 7 6 6 1 3 2 11 10 2 11
15 Sagan Tosu 9 3 2 4 9 13 5 2 1 2 4 7 4 1 1 2 5 6 -4 11
16 Kashiwa Reysol 10 1 4 5 6 14 6 1 3 2 5 10 4 0 1 3 1 4 -8 7
17 Gamba Osaka 10 1 4 5 11 22 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 0 1 4 4 16 -11 7
18 Yokohama 10 0 3 7 8 27 6 0 1 5 4 16 4 0 2 2 4 11 -19 3