Montedio Yamagata vs Kyoto Sanga betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (20784 seats)

Kyoto Sanga can not bank on any donations from hosts Montedio Yamagata in this J2-League match. Here's our thorough match guide!

Insights:
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have the the best goal difference (+22) in J2-League

The hosts Montedio Yamagata saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the J2-League. That game was an away game at V-Varen Nagasaki, so at least Montedio are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

7-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Montedio Yamagata so far this season.

Montedio Yamagata lost their last game at V-Varen Nagasaki (placed 7th) after a 1-5 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Montedio Yamagata suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Albirex Niigata.

This is expected to be a close game, with Montedio Yamagata perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Montedio Yamagata as a small favourite), we find nine games. Montedio Yamagata has won four of these, drawn three and lost two.

Montedio has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Montedio Yamagata's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

Kyoto Sanga's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Kyoto Sanga collect 30 points from their 14 away matches in the J2-League. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Kyoto go into this game after a win, the home game against Ryukyu that ended 2-1. O. Ismaila came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Ryukyu last time out, making the manager K. Cho feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when O. Ismaila scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Ryukyu.

A 2-2 draw at Matsumoto Yamaga's stadium before that.

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

Kyoto have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 18 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H encounter ended Kyoto Sanga - Montedio 1-0, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Montedio won three, Kyoto Sanga were winners in five and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
15 goals
MontedioT. Kato
T. Kato
6 goals
Kyoto SangaT. Miyayoshi
T. Miyayoshi
6 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montedio Yamagata Kyoto Sanga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
14 7 1 Won W 2 9 18
7 2 2 Drew D 1 3 7
8 5 2 Lost L 1 2 4
39 20 6 Scored S 4 18 46
30 15 9 Conceded C 1 8 24
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 86%
69% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 69%
41% 43% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 41%
24% 36% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 21%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
52% 43% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 41%
34% 36% 20% Clean Sheets C S 75% 64% 48%
21% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 24%
 
5.5 6.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.3
4.9 4.6 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 4.2
0.6 0.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 11 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 9.2 10.6
4.3 4.9 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 4.3
31% 29% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 35% 37%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (9) away in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the the best goal difference (+22) in J2-League
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montedio Yamagata 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 Jubilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryukyu 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

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 Jubilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryukyu 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

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