J-League: What this match might miss in elegance it should pay back in tempo and dedication. Get ready for Kyoto Sanga - Shonan Bellmare!
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Kyoto Sanga nor Shonan Bellmare as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga have played 8 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Kyoto Sanga are returning here after visiting Shimizu S-Pulse in a Emperor Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kashima Antlers (0-1).Kyoto aren't scoring a lot here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
There's been little loot from Shonan Bellmare's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Shonan Bellmare only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Emperor Cup home defeat versus Júbilo Iwata with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Tokyo in the J-League.8 goals so far away for Shonan Bellmare, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 8. All from 8 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the teams met previously this campaign; Shonan Bellmare - Kyoto Sanga 1-1. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Kyoto won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Shonan Bellmare have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 8 goals |   S. Machino 7 goals |  T. Ogiwara 2 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 59% | 38% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 35% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 24% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 29% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 8.8 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 31% | 20% |
| 11.7 | 10.5 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.1 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 11 |
