Home advantage could prove decisive in Kyoto Sanga - Montedio Yamagata battle

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Kyoto Sanga have performed better than Montedio Yamagata so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Montedio Yamagata have not yet lost a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Kyoto Sanga nor Montedio Yamagata 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

The story so far in the J2-League for Kyoto Sanga at their home stadium (Sanga Stadium by Kyocera) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Kyoto, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Kyoto Sanga shared the glory with Ryūkyū in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ehime in a game that was won 3-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kyoto handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, four draws and two defeats.

Kyoto Sanga are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. Kyoto have conceded 8 from these games.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

2 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Montedio Yamagata playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Montedio played 2-2 against Ventforet Kofu in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus ThespaKusatsu Gunma at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, Montedio drew the match against Ventforet Kofu. Manager J. Sato brought on N. Kuriyama to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

We have checked recent matches where Montedio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, three draws and three defeats.

The visiting Montedio have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Montedio are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Kyoto wins - draws - Montedio Yamagata wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
8 goals
KyotoJ. Buijs
J. Buijs
4 goals
Kyoto SangaT. Miyayoshi
T. Miyayoshi
3 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Kyoto Sanga Montedio Yamagata
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 1 6 12
8 3 1 Won W 0 2 3
2 1 1 Drew D 1 4 5
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 4
23 14 2 Scored S 1 6 11
10 8 1 Conceded C 1 3 13
83% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
67% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
42% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 33%
25% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
25% 60% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 80% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
50% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
25% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.3 0.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 13.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 4 8.2 8.4
4.8 5.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3
40% 50% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 31%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • 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.
  • Kyoto Sanga have scored more than double the goals of Montedio Yamagata.
  • Montedio Yamagata have not yet lost a 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 Albirex Niigata 12 10 2 0 31 9 5 5 0 0 14 1 7 5 2 0 17 8 22 32
2 Ryūkyū 12 9 2 1 20 7 7 5 2 0 9 2 5 4 0 1 11 5 13 29
3 Kyoto Sanga 12 8 2 2 23 10 5 3 1 1 14 8 7 5 1 1 9 2 13 26
4 Júbilo Iwata 12 7 1 4 22 18 6 4 0 2 15 12 6 3 1 2 7 6 4 22
5 Machida Zelvia 12 6 2 4 16 12 6 1 2 3 6 7 6 5 0 1 10 5 4 20
6 Ventforet Kofu 12 5 4 3 17 12 5 3 1 1 7 3 7 2 3 2 10 9 5 19
7 Mito Hollyhock 12 6 0 6 18 15 6 3 0 3 8 5 6 3 0 3 10 10 3 18
8 Blaublitz Akita 12 5 3 4 11 10 5 2 2 1 2 1 7 3 1 3 9 9 1 18
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 12 5 2 5 15 15 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 17
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 12 4 4 4 14 18 6 3 2 1 10 7 6 1 2 3 4 11 -4 16
11 Fagiano Okayama 12 4 3 5 9 9 6 1 1 4 3 6 6 3 2 1 6 3 0 15
12 JEF United 12 4 3 5 8 11 5 0 2 3 2 6 7 4 1 2 6 5 -3 15
13 Tokyo Verdy 12 4 3 5 17 24 8 4 1 3 14 12 4 0 2 2 3 12 -7 15
14 Montedio Yamagata 12 3 5 4 11 13 6 1 1 4 5 10 6 2 4 0 6 3 -2 14
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 12 4 2 6 13 20 6 2 2 2 7 9 6 2 0 4 6 11 -7 14
16 Tochigi 12 3 4 5 12 15 6 1 2 3 5 8 6 2 2 2 7 7 -3 13
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 12 3 3 6 8 12 7 1 2 4 2 6 5 2 1 2 6 6 -4 12
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu 12 2 5 5 11 19 6 0 3 3 4 9 6 2 2 2 7 10 -8 11
19 Ehime 12 2 4 6 12 18 7 1 3 3 7 9 5 1 1 3 5 9 -6 10
20 Sagamihara 12 2 4 6 9 18 6 1 2 3 6 12 6 1 2 3 3 6 -9 10
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 12 3 1 8 9 18 6 2 0 4 5 9 6 1 1 4 4 9 -9 10
22 Omiya Ardija 12 2 3 7 13 16 6 1 0 5 7 9 6 1 3 2 6 7 -3 9