Betting preview: Kyoto Sanga vs Mito Hollyhock should be interesting

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 12.August
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)

Kyoto Sanga perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Mito Hollyhock can look both up and down from their 14th position.

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 and Mito Hollyhock.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

Kyoto Sanga have collected 12 points from their J2-League home games so far after 4-0-0.

Happy days for Kyoto Sanga in their previous game, a J2-League match away at Montedio Yamagata (placed 21st) that ended with a 4-3 victory. Ahead of that match, Kyoto won a home game hosting Machida Zelvia (1-0).

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? What a game it was for P. Utaka when beating Montedio Yamagata, applying the finishing touch to four goals!

This is expected to be a close game, with Kyoto 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 two of these, drawn one and lost six.

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

Kyoto Sanga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively Kyoto Sanga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mito Hollyhock in their J2-League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Hollyhock are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Hollyhock play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Fagiano Okayama (placed 15th). Before that, Hollyhock secured a home win against Zweigen Kanazawa with the score 3-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Mito Hollyhock in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Mito Hollyhock, seven draws and four defeats.

After this away game Hollyhock return home for a J2-League game against Tokyo Verdy. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Hollyhock find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Hollyhock struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kyoto won two, Mito Hollyhock won four and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Kyoto Sanga Mito Hollyhock
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 1 4 10
5 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
13 7 3 Scored S 0 5 17
8 1 0 Conceded C 1 6 17
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 90%
20% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 80%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 70%
40% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
30% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 20%
 
4.5 3.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 9 7
4.5 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 4.6
0.6 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.2 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
102 36 17 Total Shots T S 7 51 117
37 20 9 Shots on Target S O 1 22 49
35% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 31%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga has the most points from losing position (7)
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kyoto Sanga have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kyoto Sanga have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Kyoto Sanga have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mito Hollyhock has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most matches over the total-line (8)
  • Mito Hollyhock have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Mito Hollyhock have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Mito Hollyhock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 10 7 2 1 14 8 5 4 1 0 6 1 5 3 1 1 8 7 6 23
2 Tokushima Vortis 9 6 1 2 20 10 6 4 1 1 12 3 3 2 0 1 8 5 10 19
3 Omiya Ardija 9 6 1 2 9 4 3 3 0 0 4 0 6 3 1 2 5 4 5 19
4 Kyoto Sanga 10 5 3 2 13 8 4 4 0 0 7 1 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 18
5 Jubilo Iwata 10 5 2 3 13 11 6 4 1 1 9 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 17
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu 9 5 1 3 15 7 4 2 1 1 6 1 5 3 0 2 7 6 8 16
7 Albirex Niigata 10 3 6 1 17 14 5 2 2 1 7 7 5 1 4 0 10 7 3 15
8 Ventforet Kofu 10 3 6 1 16 15 5 3 2 0 9 6 5 0 4 1 7 9 1 15
9 Avispa Fukuoka 9 4 3 2 9 8 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 15
10 Tochigi 10 4 2 4 5 6 4 1 2 1 2 2 6 3 0 3 3 4 -1 14
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 10 4 1 5 18 15 4 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 0 3 14 9 3 13
12 Machida Zelvia 10 3 4 3 9 11 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 2 1 2 4 6 -2 13
13 JEF United 9 4 0 5 11 8 5 1 0 4 3 6 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 12
14 Mito Hollyhock 10 3 3 4 17 17 6 2 2 2 12 11 4 1 1 2 5 6 0 12
15 Fagiano Okayama 10 3 3 4 11 12 7 2 2 3 9 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 -1 12
16 Tokyo Verdy 10 2 5 3 9 11 5 1 3 1 6 5 5 1 2 2 3 6 -2 11
17 Ryūkyū 10 2 4 4 10 18 4 0 3 1 5 7 6 2 1 3 5 11 -8 10
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 10 2 3 5 9 12 4 1 1 2 4 5 6 1 2 3 5 7 -3 9
19 Ehime 10 2 2 6 15 18 5 1 1 3 7 9 5 1 1 3 8 9 -3 8
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 10 2 2 6 10 18 5 2 0 3 6 7 5 0 2 3 4 11 -8 8
21 Montedio Yamagata 9 1 4 4 8 12 4 1 1 2 7 8 5 0 3 2 1 4 -4 7
22 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 10 2 0 8 7 22 6 0 0 6 2 15 4 2 0 2 5 7 -15 6