This fixture involves two contenders living in the carpet of the J-League, Kyoto Sanga at 15th place and Shonan Bellmare sitting at 17th. A decent opportunity for one of the squads to boost their situation.
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shonan Bellmare have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in J-League
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
7 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Kyoto Sanga have to build on here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the J-League. When Kyoto Sanga hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Gamba Osaka, Yokohama, Kashiwa Reysol, Kyoto Sanga and Consadole Sapporo), they have won 3 of 4 matches! It’s been three wins in a row for Kyoto Sanga here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Kyoto faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sagan Tosu (2-3). Heartbreak for Kyoto Sanga in their last match as Sagan Tosu's Hwang scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The gifted forward Hara outdid all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.13 out of 10. Hara scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Kyoto Sanga won a home game hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kyoto have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The Kyoto Sanga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. 16 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
There's been little loot from Shonan Bellmare's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 15 away games in the J-League. Shonan Bellmare only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Shonan Bellmare, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Shonan Bellmare play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Cerezo Osaka (placed 7th). Goalkeeper Tomii was absolutely vital in the Bellmare victory against Cerezo Osaka, making seven saves. Tomii was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.85. The agile goalkeeper Tomii topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-2 loss hosting Kawasaki Frontale before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Shonan Bellmare playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 1 Shonan Bellmare win, 9 draws and 4 defeats.
The visiting Shonan Bellmare have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bellmare have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Shonan Bellmare - Kyoto Sanga 0-2. Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Kyoto Sanga won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Shonan Bellmare got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 10 goals |   Y. Ohashi 9 goals | Y. Toyokawa 7 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 33 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 35 |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 25 | 53 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 79% |
| 48% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 53% | 52% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 45% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 59% |
| 24% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 13% | 10% |
| 38% | 43% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 32% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 30% | 28% |
| 13.2 | 12 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shonan Bellmare have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare 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 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 23 |
