Kyoto Sanga and Machida Zelvia have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J2-League.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kyoto Sanga and Machida Zelvia.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Perfect J2-League season at home so far for Kyoto Sanga 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Kyoto shared the glory with Fagiano Okayama in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at V-Varen Nagasaki.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kyoto handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and one defeat.
The Kyoto manager N. Saneyoshi has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively Kyoto Sanga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
Playing away, Machida Zelvia have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the J2-League this season.
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. Machida goalkeeper Yota Akimoto is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Machida, whose manager R. Popović could celebrate last time after the J2-League win against Matsumoto Yamaga. Before that, Machida secured a home win against Tochigi with the score 2-0.
Machida 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, four draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
Machida have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Machida have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Kyoto wins - draws - Machida Zelvia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Kyoto Sanga missing players
Machida Zelvia missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Machida Zelvia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | 23 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 30 | 55 |
| 27 | 14 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 30% | 43% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 41% |
- All of Kyoto Sanga's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kyoto Sanga have won all their matches at home so far.
- Kyoto Sanga have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Jubilo Iwata | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | JEF United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Mito Hollyhock | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Ehime | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -15 | 3 |