Scrambling Kyoto Sanga will be hoping to pull off a surprise when they play high-flying Kawasaki Frontale in the next league fixture. It’s 13th vs 2nd and the home fans will have so-so confidence.
- Kyoto Sanga is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Kyoto Sanga have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
No payout for Kyoto in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos that ended in defeat 0-2. Kyoto Sanga's goalkeeper Wakahara was extremely busy against Yokohama F. Marinos, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eleven saves.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sanfrecce Hiroshima.The match schedule is unforgiving for Kyoto Sanga as they have a new game in only three days, a Emperor Cup match thankfully also at home. Kochi United are visiting.
Kyoto Sanga aren't scoring a lot here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Kyoto have conceded 8 goals.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Playing away, Kawasaki Frontale, who have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League, have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the J-League this season. Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Taniguchi was the last player to score for the away team. Kawasaki Frontale haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Kawasaki have a lot to rectify after their unpredictable defeat (0-4) to Shonan Bellmare in their previous outing, played at their own home ground. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Shonan Bellmare was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Defender Yamamura was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Yamamura hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sagan Tosu that ended 0-0.A new game in only three days for Kawasaki Frontale, the Emperor Cup home match versus Sapporo University. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Kawasaki Frontale's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Kawasaki Frontale as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - zero - eight (Kyoto wins - draws - Kawasaki Frontale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 8 goals |   M. da Silva Barbosa 3 goals | K. Chinen 3 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 67% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 29% |
| 11.5 | 10.3 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (5) away in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (15) away in J-League
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kyoto Sanga is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
