Betting prediction and preview: Sanfrecce Hiroshima fancied to be better team when visiting Kyoto Sanga

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

J-League: Two squads in reasonable shape get together for this fixture. Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a slight advantage with their 4th spot in the league table?

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

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.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

Kyoto Sanga have collected 14 points from their J-League home games so far after 4-2-4.

Kyoto Sanga are returning here after guesting Tochigi in a Emperor Cup fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Avispa Fukuoka (0-1).

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 13 league games, 10 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

Kyoto aren't scoring a lot here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their J-League matches away.

Two trips in a row for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, whose manager Skibbe could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against ThespaKusatsu Gunma.

A draw for Sanfrecce before that, at their own venue hosting Shonan Bellmare (1-1).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Kyoto 3-1 was the outcome when these teams previously met, some time ago this season. Data for the prior eight meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Kyoto Sanga, two draws and five wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
9 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaM. Mitsuta
M. Mitsuta
5 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaT. Morishima
T. Morishima
5 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 3 9 21
6 4 1 Won W 1 2 9
6 2 0 Drew D 1 4 7
9 4 0 Lost L 1 3 5
20 9 1 Scored S 4 10 28
24 10 0 Conceded C 3 13 21
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 90%
57% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 76%
29% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 48%
24% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 19%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 48%
19% 30% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 38%
38% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 24%
 
4 4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.8 5.1
5.5 4.3 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 2.9 4
1.5 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.1 0.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 8.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 16.6 14.6
2.8 3.1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.4 5
34% 29% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 20% 26%
 
11.7 10.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.8 8.9
4.9 5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.3 3.6
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 21 13 5 3 46 23 10 8 2 0 23 6 11 5 3 3 23 17 23 44
2 Kashima Antlers 21 11 6 4 34 26 11 6 3 2 20 16 10 5 3 2 14 10 8 39
3 Kawasaki Frontale 20 11 4 5 31 22 10 7 1 2 18 12 10 4 3 3 13 10 9 37
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 9 7 5 28 21 12 7 3 2 18 8 9 2 4 3 10 13 7 34
5 Kashiwa Reysol 21 10 3 8 27 22 11 5 1 5 14 13 10 5 2 3 13 9 5 33
6 Cerezo Osaka 21 8 8 5 32 25 11 4 4 3 15 14 10 4 4 2 17 11 7 32
7 Tokyo 21 8 5 8 23 26 10 5 4 1 15 6 11 3 1 7 8 20 -3 29
8 Sagan Tosu 20 6 9 5 27 22 10 4 4 2 15 6 10 2 5 3 12 16 5 27
9 Urawa Reds 21 5 11 5 25 19 11 4 6 1 21 11 10 1 5 4 4 8 6 26
10 Avispa Fukuoka 21 6 8 7 17 18 11 3 6 2 9 6 10 3 2 5 8 12 -1 26
11 Nagoya Grampus 21 6 7 8 16 22 10 4 4 2 10 9 11 2 3 6 6 13 -6 25
12 Kyoto Sanga 21 6 6 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 11 14 -4 24
13 Shonan Bellmare 21 6 6 9 18 24 11 3 3 5 8 15 10 3 3 4 10 9 -6 24
14 Consadole Sapporo 21 5 9 7 19 36 9 3 5 1 7 9 12 2 4 6 12 27 -17 24
15 Gamba Osaka 21 5 6 10 21 29 10 3 3 4 14 13 11 2 3 6 7 16 -8 21
16 Vissel Kobe 21 5 5 11 20 27 10 3 2 5 11 10 11 2 3 6 9 17 -7 20
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 4 8 9 25 33 10 1 4 5 12 20 11 3 4 4 13 13 -8 20
18 Jubilo Iwata 21 4 7 10 22 32 11 3 3 5 13 15 10 1 4 5 9 17 -10 19

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 21 13 5 3 46 23 10 8 2 0 23 6 11 5 3 3 23 17 23 44
2 Kashima Antlers 21 11 6 4 34 26 11 6 3 2 20 16 10 5 3 2 14 10 8 39
3 Kawasaki Frontale 20 11 4 5 31 22 10 7 1 2 18 12 10 4 3 3 13 10 9 37
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 9 7 5 28 21 12 7 3 2 18 8 9 2 4 3 10 13 7 34
5 Kashiwa Reysol 21 10 3 8 27 22 11 5 1 5 14 13 10 5 2 3 13 9 5 33
6 Cerezo Osaka 21 8 8 5 32 25 11 4 4 3 15 14 10 4 4 2 17 11 7 32
7 Tokyo 21 8 5 8 23 26 10 5 4 1 15 6 11 3 1 7 8 20 -3 29
8 Sagan Tosu 20 6 9 5 27 22 10 4 4 2 15 6 10 2 5 3 12 16 5 27
9 Urawa Reds 21 5 11 5 25 19 11 4 6 1 21 11 10 1 5 4 4 8 6 26
10 Avispa Fukuoka 21 6 8 7 17 18 11 3 6 2 9 6 10 3 2 5 8 12 -1 26
11 Nagoya Grampus 21 6 7 8 16 22 10 4 4 2 10 9 11 2 3 6 6 13 -6 25
12 Kyoto Sanga 21 6 6 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 11 14 -4 24
13 Shonan Bellmare 21 6 6 9 18 24 11 3 3 5 8 15 10 3 3 4 10 9 -6 24
14 Consadole Sapporo 21 5 9 7 19 36 9 3 5 1 7 9 12 2 4 6 12 27 -17 24
15 Gamba Osaka 21 5 6 10 21 29 10 3 3 4 14 13 11 2 3 6 7 16 -8 21
16 Vissel Kobe 21 5 5 11 20 27 10 3 2 5 11 10 11 2 3 6 9 17 -7 20
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 4 8 9 25 33 10 1 4 5 12 20 11 3 4 4 13 13 -8 20
18 Jubilo Iwata 21 4 7 10 22 32 11 3 3 5 13 15 10 1 4 5 9 17 -10 19

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