Tokyo look to Grenada National Stadium supporters for inspiration before Kyoto Sanga match

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grenada National Stadium (9000 seats)

Tokyo have enginereed 6 home victories so far, Kyoto Sanga have won 2 away. Which team betters their results after this one?

Insights:
  • Tokyo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest clean sheets (1) away 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.

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Tokyo form and stats

When playing at home in the J-League, Tokyo have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 13 games.

In their previous game, the manager Puig led his Tokyo to a defeat away at Vissel Kobe. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Grenada National Stadium. The first defeat after going undefeated in three league matches. Kimoto, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Kimoto won 7 of 13 duels.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Gamba Osaka the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tokyo handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Tokyo has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Tokyo have conceded only 10 goals.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

Kyoto Sanga have only collected 11 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-5-6 (13 played).

The manager Cho was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium. Kyoto Sanga suffered a 1-2 loss to Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 1st). Fukuoka got a match rating of 7.54 in that game, top player of the team. Fukuoka hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Kashima Antlers.

We have checked recent matches where Kyoto have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 15 of this club's last 20 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kyoto Sanga as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Kyoto Sanga in these games.

Head 2 Head

Tokyo have been victorious in all of the 4 latest duels against this side. Another win today?

This isn't the first time these sides get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Kyoto Sanga - Tokyo 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

TokyoA. dos Santos da Silva
A. dos Santos da Silva
9 goals
Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
9 goals
TokyoW. Oliveira Moura
W. Oliveira Moura
4 goals

Tokyo missing players

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Kyoto Sanga
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 13 28
11 6 3 Won W 0 2 7
7 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
10 2 0 Lost L 2 6 12
36 19 9 Scored S 3 12 27
36 10 3 Conceded C 5 16 32
82% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
68% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 64%
54% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 29%
25% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 18%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
39% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 54%
39% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 18%
39% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 32%
 
4.7 4.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 4.1
5.3 6.1 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.2 5.5
1.1 0.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.4 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.9 10.9 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.7 9.5
4.1 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 3.2
31% 33% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 30%
 
12.5 12.3 14 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.8 12.1
4 3.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4.9
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J-League
  • Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Tokyo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
  • Tokyo have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in J-League

  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 28 17 7 4 59 30 13 11 2 0 29 6 15 6 5 4 30 24 29 58
2 Kawasaki Frontale 28 16 5 7 50 31 14 11 1 2 30 14 14 5 4 5 20 17 19 53
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 14 8 7 45 32 15 9 3 3 26 12 14 5 5 4 19 20 13 50
4 Cerezo Osaka 28 13 8 7 43 32 15 7 4 4 22 18 13 6 4 3 21 14 11 47
5 Kashima Antlers 29 12 10 7 42 37 15 7 5 3 25 21 14 5 5 4 17 16 5 46
6 Kashiwa Reysol 29 13 5 11 40 39 14 6 1 7 20 22 15 7 4 4 20 17 1 44
7 Sagan Tosu 29 9 13 7 41 35 14 5 7 2 20 9 15 4 6 5 21 26 6 40
8 Tokyo 28 11 7 10 36 36 13 6 5 2 19 10 15 5 2 8 17 26 0 40
9 Urawa Reds 28 9 12 7 42 28 14 6 6 2 28 14 14 3 6 5 14 14 14 39
10 Nagoya Grampus 29 9 11 9 26 29 14 6 5 3 15 12 15 3 6 6 11 17 -3 38
11 Consadole Sapporo 28 8 10 10 33 45 14 5 6 3 16 16 14 3 4 7 17 29 -12 34
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 7 11 11 36 42 15 2 7 6 19 27 14 5 4 5 17 15 -6 32
13 Kyoto Sanga 28 7 9 12 27 32 15 5 4 6 15 16 13 2 5 6 12 16 -5 30
14 Shonan Bellmare 28 7 9 12 23 36 15 4 5 6 12 22 13 3 4 6 11 14 -13 30
15 Gamba Osaka 29 7 8 14 28 42 15 3 5 7 16 21 14 4 3 7 12 21 -14 29
16 Vissel Kobe 28 7 7 14 25 35 13 4 3 6 13 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -10 28
17 Avispa Fukuoka 29 6 10 13 21 32 14 3 6 5 12 14 15 3 4 8 9 18 -11 28
18 Júbilo Iwata 28 5 8 15 25 49 14 4 4 6 16 23 14 1 4 9 9 26 -24 23

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 28 17 7 4 59 30 13 11 2 0 29 6 15 6 5 4 30 24 29 58
2 Kawasaki Frontale 28 16 5 7 50 31 14 11 1 2 30 14 14 5 4 5 20 17 19 53
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 14 8 7 45 32 15 9 3 3 26 12 14 5 5 4 19 20 13 50
4 Cerezo Osaka 28 13 8 7 43 32 15 7 4 4 22 18 13 6 4 3 21 14 11 47
5 Kashima Antlers 29 12 10 7 42 37 15 7 5 3 25 21 14 5 5 4 17 16 5 46
6 Kashiwa Reysol 29 13 5 11 40 39 14 6 1 7 20 22 15 7 4 4 20 17 1 44
7 Sagan Tosu 29 9 13 7 41 35 14 5 7 2 20 9 15 4 6 5 21 26 6 40
8 Tokyo 28 11 7 10 36 36 13 6 5 2 19 10 15 5 2 8 17 26 0 40
9 Urawa Reds 28 9 12 7 42 28 14 6 6 2 28 14 14 3 6 5 14 14 14 39
10 Nagoya Grampus 29 9 11 9 26 29 14 6 5 3 15 12 15 3 6 6 11 17 -3 38
11 Consadole Sapporo 28 8 10 10 33 45 14 5 6 3 16 16 14 3 4 7 17 29 -12 34
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 7 11 11 36 42 15 2 7 6 19 27 14 5 4 5 17 15 -6 32
13 Kyoto Sanga 28 7 9 12 27 32 15 5 4 6 15 16 13 2 5 6 12 16 -5 30
14 Shonan Bellmare 28 7 9 12 23 36 15 4 5 6 12 22 13 3 4 6 11 14 -13 30
15 Gamba Osaka 29 7 8 14 28 42 15 3 5 7 16 21 14 4 3 7 12 21 -14 29
16 Vissel Kobe 28 7 7 14 25 35 13 4 3 6 13 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -10 28
17 Avispa Fukuoka 29 6 10 13 21 32 14 3 6 5 12 14 15 3 4 8 9 18 -11 28
18 Júbilo Iwata 28 5 8 15 25 49 14 4 4 6 16 23 14 1 4 9 9 26 -24 23

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