Kyoto Sanga and Albirex Niigata are both riding high in the J2-League with their 5th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga are steadily winning J2-League games and points here. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.
Kyoto enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Jubilo Iwata's place. The match ended 2-1 with P. Utaka (2) scoring. 0-0 away at JEF United before that.
A late climax in the match against Jubilo Iwata as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by P. Utaka.
This is expected to be a close game, with Kyoto Sanga perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kyoto Sanga as a small favourite), we find nine games. Kyoto Sanga has won three of these, drawn two and lost four.
The manager N. Saneyoshi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Machida Zelvia in only four days.
The Kyoto fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Kyoto Sanga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The visitors are W4-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Albirex goalkeeper Ryosuke Kojima is eager to challenge this, with his 205 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Albirex go into this game after a win, the home game against Machida Zelvia that ended 4-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Ryūkyū with the score of 1-0.
As you can tell from the results above, Albirex was very dominant against Machida Zelvia, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with M. Nakajima and Chong Tese (3) providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Chong Tese's lethal finishing against Machida Zelvia. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albirex Niigata playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Albirex wins, five draws and four defeats.
A new game in only four days for Albirex, the J2-League home match versus Avispa Fukuoka. Busy days.
The visiting Albirex have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Albirex in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Albirex Niigata - Kyoto 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Kyoto wins - draws - Albirex Niigata wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 17 goals |   A. Watanabe 7 goals | S. Homma 5 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 92% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 62% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 42% |
| 21% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 29% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 12% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 54% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 38% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 256 | 124 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 126 | 273 |
| 92 | 52 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 51 | 99 |
| 33% | 37% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 35% |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kyoto Sanga has the most points from losing position (14) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kyoto Sanga have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kyoto Sanga 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 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 9 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Tochigi | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | Jubilo Iwata | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | JEF United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 30 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 20 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 21 | Ehime | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -23 | 22 |