Match preview J2-League: Kyoto Sanga - ThespaKusatsu Gunma

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 20.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Kyoto Sanga fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against ThespaKusatsu Gunma.

Insights:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It's no vacation for neither Kyoto nor ThespaKusatsu Gunma 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

Kyoto Sanga are steadily winning J2-League games and points here. 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 20 games.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Kyoto, who played 1-1 against Zweigen Kanazawa. That match was also played at this venue Prior to that, an away loss at Avispa Fukuoka.

Kyoto have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 33 goals in 20 league matches. On the other hand, Kyoto Sanga have conceded 20 goals.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

8 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of ThespaKusatsu Gunma playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Impressive finishing from S. Aoki and R. Hayashi secured the home win 2-0 against Fagiano Okayama in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Albirex Niigata at their stadium, the result 2-1.

ThespaKusatsu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 22 goals have been scored. 26 goals have been conceded by ThespaKusatsu in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Kyoto 0-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kyoto won five games, three matches ended with a draw and ThespaKusatsu Gunma has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

KyotoP. Utaka
P. Utaka
22 goals
ThespaKusatsu GunmaG. Omae
G. Omae
8 goals
ThespaKusatsu GunmaT. Tanaka
T. Tanaka
7 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 6 20 41
16 12 4 Won W 3 8 14
11 4 1 Drew D 1 3 4
14 4 2 Lost L 2 9 23
47 33 10 Scored S 9 22 39
44 20 8 Conceded C 9 26 62
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 98%
68% 80% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 65% 63%
37% 50% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 49%
12% 20% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 27%
7% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 10%
44% 55% 57% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 41%
34% 40% 29% Clean Sheets C S 17% 25% 24%
32% 5% 14% Failed to Score F T 17% 35% 37%
 
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 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.9 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 10.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.6 9
3.6 4.5 4.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.2
32% 36% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 29% 30%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • 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 Tokushima Vortis 41 25 9 7 67 32 21 11 7 3 33 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 35 84
2 Avispa Fukuoka 41 24 9 8 50 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 21 13 5 3 25 13 21 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 41 22 11 8 63 38 20 13 4 3 34 14 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 77
4 Ventforet Kofu 41 16 17 8 50 39 20 10 7 3 25 17 21 6 10 5 25 22 11 65
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 19 8 14 58 49 21 12 4 5 30 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 9 65
6 Jubilo Iwata 41 15 15 11 56 46 21 11 6 4 38 21 20 4 9 7 18 25 10 60
7 Montedio Yamagata 41 16 11 14 57 42 21 11 3 7 36 22 20 5 8 7 21 20 15 59
8 Kyoto Sanga 41 16 11 14 47 44 20 12 4 4 33 20 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 59
9 Tochigi 41 15 13 13 40 37 20 7 7 6 20 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 3 58
10 Albirex Niigata 41 14 15 12 54 52 21 6 8 7 27 30 20 8 7 5 27 22 2 57
11 Mito Hollyhock 41 15 10 16 67 62 21 7 6 8 31 32 20 8 4 8 36 30 5 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 41 13 15 13 48 47 20 6 8 6 23 20 21 7 7 7 25 27 1 54
13 Matsumoto Yamaga 41 12 15 14 42 52 20 6 8 6 22 26 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 51
14 Ryūkyū 41 14 8 19 58 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 21 7 2 12 24 35 -2 50
15 JEF United 41 14 8 19 45 50 20 5 4 11 20 30 21 9 4 8 25 20 -5 50
16 Omiya Ardija 41 13 11 17 40 51 20 7 8 5 21 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -11 50
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 41 12 13 16 56 64 21 6 7 8 27 31 20 6 6 8 29 33 -8 49
18 Fagiano Okayama 41 11 14 16 37 49 21 8 6 7 25 24 20 3 8 9 12 25 -12 47
19 Machida Zelvia 41 11 13 17 40 52 21 7 9 5 23 19 20 4 4 12 17 33 -12 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 41 14 4 23 39 62 21 6 1 14 17 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -23 46
21 Ehime 41 8 10 23 38 66 21 3 4 14 14 32 20 5 6 9 24 34 -28 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 41 9 6 26 43 72 20 7 2 11 24 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -29 33

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 Tokushima Vortis 41 25 9 7 67 32 21 11 7 3 33 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 35 84
2 Avispa Fukuoka 41 24 9 8 50 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 21 13 5 3 25 13 21 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 41 22 11 8 63 38 20 13 4 3 34 14 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 77
4 Ventforet Kofu 41 16 17 8 50 39 20 10 7 3 25 17 21 6 10 5 25 22 11 65
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 19 8 14 58 49 21 12 4 5 30 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 9 65
6 Jubilo Iwata 41 15 15 11 56 46 21 11 6 4 38 21 20 4 9 7 18 25 10 60
7 Montedio Yamagata 41 16 11 14 57 42 21 11 3 7 36 22 20 5 8 7 21 20 15 59
8 Kyoto Sanga 41 16 11 14 47 44 20 12 4 4 33 20 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 59
9 Tochigi 41 15 13 13 40 37 20 7 7 6 20 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 3 58
10 Albirex Niigata 41 14 15 12 54 52 21 6 8 7 27 30 20 8 7 5 27 22 2 57
11 Mito Hollyhock 41 15 10 16 67 62 21 7 6 8 31 32 20 8 4 8 36 30 5 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 41 13 15 13 48 47 20 6 8 6 23 20 21 7 7 7 25 27 1 54
13 Matsumoto Yamaga 41 12 15 14 42 52 20 6 8 6 22 26 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 51
14 Ryūkyū 41 14 8 19 58 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 21 7 2 12 24 35 -2 50
15 JEF United 41 14 8 19 45 50 20 5 4 11 20 30 21 9 4 8 25 20 -5 50
16 Omiya Ardija 41 13 11 17 40 51 20 7 8 5 21 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -11 50
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 41 12 13 16 56 64 21 6 7 8 27 31 20 6 6 8 29 33 -8 49
18 Fagiano Okayama 41 11 14 16 37 49 21 8 6 7 25 24 20 3 8 9 12 25 -12 47
19 Machida Zelvia 41 11 13 17 40 52 21 7 9 5 23 19 20 4 4 12 17 33 -12 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 41 14 4 23 39 62 21 6 1 14 17 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -23 46
21 Ehime 41 8 10 23 38 66 21 3 4 14 14 32 20 5 6 9 24 34 -28 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 41 9 6 26 43 72 20 7 2 11 24 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -29 33

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