Soccer betting preview: Kyoto Sanga welcomes V-Varen Nagasaki in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 02.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Kyoto Sanga have their presumed home advantage while V-Varen Nagasaki are ahead 18 points in the J2-League table.

Insights:
  • Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in 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 V-Varen Nagasaki.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 18 J2-League games here for Kyoto Sanga. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Kyoto manager N. Saneyoshi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 16th) in the J2-League. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ventforet Kofu that ended 1-1.

There will be little rest for Kyoto after this match as they are travelling to Ehime for a J2-League game in only four days.

Kyoto have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 30 goals in 18 league matches. Kyoto have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

The visitors are W8-D7-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. Nagasaki love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

V-Varen Nagasaki are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the J2-League against Albirex Niigata (placed 6th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Matsumoto Yamaga.

After this away game Nagasaki return home for a J2-League game against Montedio Yamagata. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting V-Varen Nagasaki have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was V-Varen Nagasaki - Kyoto 1-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kyoto won three games, one match ended with a draw and V-Varen Nagasaki has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

KyotoP. Utaka
P. Utaka
22 goals
V-Varen NagasakiC. Togashi
C. Togashi
6 goals
V-Varen NagasakiC. da Silva Silveira
C. da Silva Silveira
5 goals

Kyoto Sanga missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 19 37
14 11 4 Won W 3 8 20
10 3 1 Drew D 1 7 10
13 4 1 Lost L 1 4 7
43 30 9 Scored S 5 26 58
40 18 3 Conceded C 3 22 35
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 95% 92%
68% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 74% 68%
38% 50% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 47% 43%
14% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 26% 30%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 14%
43% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 68% 54%
35% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 60% 16% 32%
32% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 21% 22%
 
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 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 0.8 0.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 10.9 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.7 10.1
3.6 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.8
33% 36% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 41%
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.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Jubilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryukyu 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Jubilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryukyu 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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