Tokyo have 29 points playing as the team playing at home. Kyoto Sanga have got 23 points from their away games. What are the odds of this being a home win?
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Tokyo form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Tokyo have to build on here at Ajinomoto Stadium in the J-League.
It's back home for Tokyo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cerezo Osaka away with the result 1-0. Matsuki found the net in that victory. Tokyo goalkeeper Nozawa did an outstanding job against Cerezo Osaka with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. Nozawa, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.42 out of 10 in that game. Nozawa topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match, a home loss in the Emperor Cup against Roasso Kumamoto. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tokyo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Tokyo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Tokyo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga have only collected 11 points from their away games in the J-League, after 3-2-6 (11 played).
Kyoto Sanga failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Kashiwa Reysol (placed 17th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Defender Misao was the best team player with a rating of 7.13. Misao hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that, Kyoto secured a home win against Nagoya Grampus with the score 2-1.Kyoto Sanga are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Kyoto Sanga have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Kyoto Sanga have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the final score Kyoto Sanga - Tokyo 2-0 logged in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Tokyo won seven games, two matches ended in a draw and Kyoto Sanga managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 11 goals |   A. Aguiar Oliveira 9 goals | Y. Toyokawa 5 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Tokyo | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 27 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 31 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 23% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 59% | 70% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 50% |
| 27% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 41% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 43% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 32% |
| 11.5 | 11.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4 |
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tokyo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
