Football betting preview: Kyoto Sanga vs Ventforet Kofu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 25.November
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Kyoto Sanga have their presumed home advantage while Ventforet Kofu are ahead 8 points in the J2-League table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

32 points is a decent return from 16 J2-League games here for Kyoto Sanga. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

A nice win for Kyoto last time playing, versus Tokushima Vortis. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with K. Sento and P. Utaka scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Kyoto Sanga lost 1-2 at Mito Hollyhock's place.

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 nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost four.

The manager N. Saneyoshi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Matsumoto Yamaga in only four days.

Kyoto have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 27 goals in 16 league matches. Kyoto's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

4 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ventforet Kofu playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Ventforet's last game was the home draw against Jubilo Iwata (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Mito Hollyhock.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Ventforet in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Ventforet Kofu, six draws and zero defeats.

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

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ventforet have scored 19 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ventforet Kofu have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ventforet Kofu - Kyoto 0-0 earlier this season. Kyoto Sanga-Ventforet Kofu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kyoto Sanga one win, Ventforet Kofu four wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kyoto Sanga Ventforet Kofu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 16 34
14 11 4 Won W 0 4 14
8 2 0 Drew D 4 8 14
13 4 1 Lost L 2 4 6
42 29 9 Scored S 6 19 44
39 17 2 Conceded C 9 19 35
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 81% 85%
69% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 68%
40% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
14% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 21%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 12%
43% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 56%
34% 47% 80% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 35%
31% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.8 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 0.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
361 189 39 Total Shots T S 52 134 302
129 81 22 Shots on Target S O 22 54 132
33% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 35% 33%
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.
  • Ventforet Kofu has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in J2-League
  • Ventforet Kofu 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 34 21 8 5 55 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 17 13 2 2 30 15 30 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 34 21 5 8 40 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 68
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 18 9 7 54 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 18 7 7 4 25 22 20 63
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 17 5 12 48 37 18 10 3 5 25 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 11 56
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
6 Albirex Niigata 34 13 14 7 48 38 18 6 7 5 24 23 16 7 7 2 24 15 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 34 13 9 12 47 36 18 8 3 7 27 20 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 48
8 Tokyo Verdy 34 12 12 10 43 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 18 7 6 5 24 21 7 48
9 Jubilo Iwata 34 11 14 9 44 38 18 8 6 4 30 19 16 3 8 5 14 19 6 47
10 Kyoto Sanga 34 13 8 13 40 39 16 10 2 4 27 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 1 47
11 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
12 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 34 11 11 12 32 38 19 8 5 6 22 20 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 11 10 13 46 50 18 6 6 6 22 24 16 5 4 7 24 26 -4 43
15 JEF United 34 12 6 16 40 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 17 8 2 7 22 17 -4 42
16 Omiya Ardija 34 11 9 14 32 42 17 6 6 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 42
17 Machida Zelvia 34 9 12 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 39
18 Ryukyu 34 11 6 17 44 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 39
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 9 12 13 35 48 16 4 6 6 17 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -13 39
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 34 9 3 22 27 57 18 4 1 13 13 34 16 5 2 9 14 23 -30 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 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 34 21 8 5 55 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 17 13 2 2 30 15 30 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 34 21 5 8 40 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 68
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 18 9 7 54 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 18 7 7 4 25 22 20 63
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 17 5 12 48 37 18 10 3 5 25 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 11 56
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
6 Albirex Niigata 34 13 14 7 48 38 18 6 7 5 24 23 16 7 7 2 24 15 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 34 13 9 12 47 36 18 8 3 7 27 20 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 48
8 Tokyo Verdy 34 12 12 10 43 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 18 7 6 5 24 21 7 48
9 Jubilo Iwata 34 11 14 9 44 38 18 8 6 4 30 19 16 3 8 5 14 19 6 47
10 Kyoto Sanga 34 13 8 13 40 39 16 10 2 4 27 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 1 47
11 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
12 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 34 11 11 12 32 38 19 8 5 6 22 20 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 11 10 13 46 50 18 6 6 6 22 24 16 5 4 7 24 26 -4 43
15 JEF United 34 12 6 16 40 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 17 8 2 7 22 17 -4 42
16 Omiya Ardija 34 11 9 14 32 42 17 6 6 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 42
17 Machida Zelvia 34 9 12 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 39
18 Ryukyu 34 11 6 17 44 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 39
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 9 12 13 35 48 16 4 6 6 17 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -13 39
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 34 9 3 22 27 57 18 4 1 13 13 34 16 5 2 9 14 23 -30 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 27

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