J2-League duel: Close contest expected between Kyoto Sanga and Omiya Ardija

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 20.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium (20242 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Kyoto Sanga - Omiya Ardija!

It's no vacation for neither Kyoto Sanga nor Omiya Ardija 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

When playing at home, Kyoto Sanga have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium.

Kyoto Sanga's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Omiya Ardija. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Montedio Yamagata and winning 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kyoto Sanga have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 6 Lost 6.

The Kyoto Sanga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Kyoto Sanga have only conceded 7 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Omiya Ardija have lost on their last two travels.

Omiya Ardija play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Kyoto Sanga. A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs Kagoshima United.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Omiya Ardija playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 4 Omiya Ardija wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Omiya Ardija have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, 9 away games. It's not easy to score on Omiya Ardija as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kyoto Sanga - Omiya Ardija 3-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kyoto Sanga won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Omiya Ardija has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

Juanma
10 goals
K. Ichimi
9 goals
K. Sento
7 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Omiya Ardija missing players

Kyoto Sanga Omiya Ardija
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
23 12 4 Played 3 12 23
12 6 1 Won 1 4 10
7 4 1 Drew 1 5 9
4 2 2 Lost 1 3 4
34 16 3 Scored 2 12 33
22 11 4 Conceded 2 10 20
91% 83% 100% Over 0.5 100% 83% 78%
65% 58% 25% Over 1.5 33% 50% 61%
48% 50% 25% Over 2.5 0% 25% 43%
30% 25% 25% Over 3.5 0% 17% 22%
9% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 8% 13%
57% 50% 25% BTTS 33% 42% 52%
30% 33% 25% Clean Sheets 33% 50% 43%
22% 33% 50% Failed To Score 33% 25% 26%
 
3.9 4.8 5 Corners For (avg) 4.3 5.1 5.1
3.7 3.2 1.8 Corners Against (avg) 4 3.8 3.3
0.8 0.9 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.1 0.8
2 2 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Kyoto Sanga
All Emperor Cup J2-League
All Home Away
29-06-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 2 - 2 Mito Hollyhock
03-07-19 EC Mito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Kyoto Sanga
07-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 1 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki
13-07-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 1 Kyoto Sanga
20-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 3 - 2 Omiya Ardija
27-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 10:00 Gifu
31-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Kyoto Sanga
04-08-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 09:00 Tokyo Verdy
10-08-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 10:00 Tochigi
17-08-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 09:00 Kyoto Sanga
Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
29-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 0 - 0 Zweigen Kanazawa
03-07-19 EC Omiya Ardija 2 - 1 ThespaKusatsu Gunma
06-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 1 Omiya Ardija
13-07-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 6 - 0 Kagoshima United
20-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 3 - 2 Omiya Ardija
27-07-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Renofa Yamaguchi
31-07-19 J2 Gifu 10:00 Omiya Ardija
04-08-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Montedio Yamagata
10-08-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 10:00 Omiya Ardija
14-08-19 EC Vissel Kobe 10:00 Omiya Ardija

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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