Football tips: Kyoto Sanga vs Giravanz Kitakyushu - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 21.October
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Kyoto Sanga have their presumed home advantage while Giravanz Kitakyushu are ahead 9 points in the J2-League table.

It's no vacation for neither Kyoto nor Giravanz Kitakyushu 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.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Kyoto Sanga have to build on here in the J2-League. With Kyoto having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager N. Saneyoshi. Kyoto has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager N. Saneyoshi and the players.

Kyoto are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 200 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by P. Utaka).

The Kyoto crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Renofa Yamaguchi here in a J2-League match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Machida Zelvia (0-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kyoto handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, two draws and zero defeats.

Kyoto are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Ryūkyū awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Kyoto in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

The visitors are W6-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Giravanz Kitakyushu have lost on their last two travels.

Kitakyushu played 1-1 against V-Varen Nagasaki in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ventforet Kofu wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

Kitakyushu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.

A new game in only four days for Giravanz Kitakyushu, the J2-League home match versus Matsumoto Yamaga. Busy days.

Giravanz Kitakyushu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 19 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Kitakyushu have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Giravanz Kitakyushu - Kyoto 0-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kyoto four wins, four draws and Giravanz Kitakyushu two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
18 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
12 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuS. Machino
S. Machino
7 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 12 2 Played P 4 13 27
10 7 1 Won W 1 6 14
8 2 0 Drew D 2 2 5
9 3 1 Lost L 1 5 8
31 20 3 Scored S 5 19 39
31 14 2 Conceded C 5 16 30
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
33% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 46% 52%
19% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 19%
11% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
41% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 48%
33% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 30%
37% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.6 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
283 144 13 Total Shots T S 33 137 285
99 59 6 Shots on Target S O 14 58 107
31% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 36%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in J2-League
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Jubilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryūkyū 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

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 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Jubilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryūkyū 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

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