Júbilo Iwata will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Kyoto Sanga.
It's no vacation for neither Júbilo nor Kyoto Sanga 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.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Júbilo Iwata have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
Júbilo Iwata are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 233 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by K. Oi).
Júbilo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Renofa Yamaguchi (0-3). Heartbreak before that as Júbilo lost 0-1 at Montedio Yamagata's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Júbilo Iwata perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Júbilo Iwata as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Júbilo has won four of these, drawn seven and lost five.
Júbilo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa with 21 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Júbilo have conceded 13 goals.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
There's been little loot from Kyoto Sanga's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the J2-League. Kyoto Sanga only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 6 draws. Visiting Kyoto has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Kyoto are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at JEF United (placed 14th). A loss against Omiya Ardija was the result prior to that, in a home game.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kyoto Sanga playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were one Kyoto win, four draws and six defeats.
The attacking power of Kyoto when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Kyoto have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Júbilo and Kyoto Sanga have met before this season: Kyoto Sanga - Júbilo Iwata 2-0. Júbilo Iwata-Kyoto Sanga H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Júbilo Iwata four wins, Kyoto Sanga three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Júbilo Iwata missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Júbilo Iwata | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 32 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 28 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 87% |
| 78% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 54% | 65% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 26% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 22% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 52% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 39% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 39% |
| 35% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 62% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 250 | 145 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 125 | 249 |
| 86 | 54 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 36 | 88 |
| 37% | 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 32% |
- Júbilo Iwata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kyoto Sanga have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tokushima Vortis | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 47 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Tochigi | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | JEF United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Ehime | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -24 | 19 |