Both teams are in good shape, Kyoto Sanga enjoying a 17 point advantage on Mito Hollyhock in the tables. Let's go!
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (17) in J2-League
Kyoto Sanga could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Emperor Cup game only four sleeps ago.
Mito Hollyhock form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Mito Hollyhock at their home stadium (K’s Denki Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Hollyhock.
A strong away win for Hollyhock against Ryukyu the last match, as K. Matsuzaki were on target. Manager T. Akiba felt very clever after K. Matsuzaki scored the winning goal against Ryukyu, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 54th minute.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tokyo Verdy.The Hollyhock fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Mito Hollyhock are not conceding a lot of goals here at K’s Denki Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the J2-League. Kyoto are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
The manager K. Cho was unhappy after their last game, a Emperor Cup match played at their home ground Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium. Kyoto Sanga suffered a 0-1 loss to Urawa Reds.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Machida Zelvia in the J2-League.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kyoto have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. The Kyoto Sanga defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 11 games).
Head 2 Head
The teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: Kyoto Sanga - Hollyhock 1-0. Hollyhock-Kyoto Sanga H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mito Hollyhock five wins, Kyoto Sanga two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 12 goals |   M. Nakayama 6 goals | M. Kai 5 goals |
Mito Hollyhock missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Mito Hollyhock | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 60% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 62% |
| 44% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 18% | 33% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 18% | 38% |
| 36% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 73% | 54% |
| 32% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 33% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | 35% |
- Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (17) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (13) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (8) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most points (26) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the the best goal difference (+11) away in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jubilo Iwata | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Sagamihara | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |