Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Albirex Niigata - Kyoto Sanga!
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (32) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga is in the best form (5-1-0)
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Albirex Niigata form and stats
5-1-0 is the performance here at Denka Big Swan Stadium so far in the J2-League, giving Albirex Niigata a total of 16 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!
Albirex lost their last game at Machida Zelvia (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Matsumoto Yamaga.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 Albirex Niigata have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost four.
Goals decide football matches and Albirex are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Albirex have only let in 1 goal at home.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (8) in J2-League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the J2-League.
Kyoto have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Tomoya Wakahara. It's been 281 minutes since they last conceded in J2-League.
Kyoto Sanga are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the J2-League against Mito Hollyhock (placed 7th).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Montedio Yamagata.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Kyoto Sanga in our archives, and the results are: one win for Kyoto, five draws and seven defeats.
The visiting Kyoto have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. Kyoto Sanga are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Albirex wins - draws - Kyoto Sanga wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Albirex Niigata missing players
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| Albirex Niigata | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 93% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 86% |
| 79% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 50% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10 | 10.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 31% | 41% |
- Albirex Niigata have not yet lost a game at home.
- Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Albirex Niigata have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (32) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+21) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (8) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Ryukyu | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | JEF United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Omiya Ardija | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 11 |