J2-League: ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Kyoto Sanga pre-match guide and facts

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma (15190 seats)

The season has been grim for ThespaKusatsu Gunma so far, while Kyoto Sanga have done well. Will the guests take a new scalp at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma?

Insights:
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (27) in J2-League

This could be an absorbing fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. ThespaKusatsu Gunma are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma, having lost their two previous games here.

ThespaKusatsu faced defeat in their previous match, away at Mito Hollyhock (1-2).

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Giravanz Kitakyushu the opponent.

ThespaKusatsu Gunma have scored 14 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. ThespaKusatsu have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the J2-League.

P. Utaka (2) scored in Kyoto Sanga's previous match, the home game against Sagamihara that ended 2-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting V-Varen Nagasaki's place.

Kyoto Sanga have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Kyoto as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other earlier on this campaign: Kyoto Sanga - ThespaKusatsu 2-2. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for ThespaKusatsu, four draws and four wins for Kyoto Sanga. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
17 goals
Kyoto SangaT. Miyayoshi
T. Miyayoshi
8 goals
Kyoto SangaJ. Buijs
J. Buijs
5 goals

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ThespaKusatsu Gunma Kyoto Sanga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 33
8 4 0 Won W 5 10 21
9 5 0 Drew D 1 3 7
16 7 4 Lost L 0 3 5
29 14 2 Scored S 12 20 52
45 19 8 Conceded C 4 10 27
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
61% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
42% 44% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 39%
18% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 18%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
45% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 19% 39%
24% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 48%
39% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 24%
 
4.8 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 5.2
5.7 5.8 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5 4.5
0.5 0.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.1 1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7.1 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9 10.3
2.4 3.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.6 4.2
36% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 35% 37%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (27) in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (10) away in J2-League
  • Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (16) in J2-League
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 33 22 6 5 61 34 17 12 2 3 33 20 16 10 4 2 28 14 27 72
2 Kyoto Sanga 33 21 7 5 52 27 17 11 4 2 32 17 16 10 3 3 20 10 25 70
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 18 7 8 51 35 16 8 5 3 27 17 17 10 2 5 24 18 16 61
4 Albirex Niigata 33 17 9 7 54 31 17 10 4 3 26 9 16 7 5 4 28 22 23 60
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 17 9 7 50 29 17 11 5 1 31 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 21 60
6 Machida Zelvia 33 16 7 10 51 32 17 6 4 7 24 19 16 10 3 3 27 13 19 55
7 Montedio Yamagata 33 16 7 10 45 35 16 8 2 6 22 18 17 8 5 4 23 17 10 55
8 Ryūkyū 33 15 7 11 47 37 16 9 3 4 23 11 17 6 4 7 24 26 10 52
9 Mito Hollyhock 33 14 6 13 44 35 17 7 3 7 20 16 16 7 3 6 24 19 9 48
10 JEF United 33 12 11 10 31 29 16 5 6 5 16 15 17 7 5 5 15 14 2 47
11 Tokyo Verdy 33 12 7 14 45 53 16 8 1 7 25 22 17 4 6 7 20 31 -8 43
12 Fagiano Okayama 33 10 11 12 27 28 16 4 3 9 10 14 17 6 8 3 17 14 -1 41
13 Blaublitz Akita 33 9 12 12 33 37 16 3 9 4 11 16 17 6 3 8 22 21 -4 39
14 Tochigi 33 8 12 13 30 40 16 3 6 7 15 20 17 5 6 6 15 20 -10 36
15 Omiya Ardija 33 7 13 13 39 42 16 4 5 7 21 21 17 3 8 6 18 21 -3 34
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 8 9 16 29 45 16 4 5 7 14 19 17 4 4 9 15 26 -16 33
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 8 8 17 28 43 17 5 4 8 16 19 16 3 4 9 12 24 -15 32
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 8 8 17 31 47 17 4 5 8 15 23 16 4 3 9 16 24 -16 32
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 33 7 10 16 27 54 17 5 5 7 18 26 16 2 5 9 9 28 -27 31
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 6 12 15 28 49 17 3 6 8 13 22 16 3 6 7 15 27 -21 30
21 Sagamihara 33 6 11 16 24 41 16 4 6 6 16 22 17 2 5 10 8 19 -17 29
22 Ehime 33 6 11 16 31 55 17 1 7 9 17 35 16 5 4 7 14 20 -24 29

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 Júbilo Iwata 33 22 6 5 61 34 17 12 2 3 33 20 16 10 4 2 28 14 27 72
2 Kyoto Sanga 33 21 7 5 52 27 17 11 4 2 32 17 16 10 3 3 20 10 25 70
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 18 7 8 51 35 16 8 5 3 27 17 17 10 2 5 24 18 16 61
4 Albirex Niigata 33 17 9 7 54 31 17 10 4 3 26 9 16 7 5 4 28 22 23 60
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 17 9 7 50 29 17 11 5 1 31 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 21 60
6 Machida Zelvia 33 16 7 10 51 32 17 6 4 7 24 19 16 10 3 3 27 13 19 55
7 Montedio Yamagata 33 16 7 10 45 35 16 8 2 6 22 18 17 8 5 4 23 17 10 55
8 Ryūkyū 33 15 7 11 47 37 16 9 3 4 23 11 17 6 4 7 24 26 10 52
9 Mito Hollyhock 33 14 6 13 44 35 17 7 3 7 20 16 16 7 3 6 24 19 9 48
10 JEF United 33 12 11 10 31 29 16 5 6 5 16 15 17 7 5 5 15 14 2 47
11 Tokyo Verdy 33 12 7 14 45 53 16 8 1 7 25 22 17 4 6 7 20 31 -8 43
12 Fagiano Okayama 33 10 11 12 27 28 16 4 3 9 10 14 17 6 8 3 17 14 -1 41
13 Blaublitz Akita 33 9 12 12 33 37 16 3 9 4 11 16 17 6 3 8 22 21 -4 39
14 Tochigi 33 8 12 13 30 40 16 3 6 7 15 20 17 5 6 6 15 20 -10 36
15 Omiya Ardija 33 7 13 13 39 42 16 4 5 7 21 21 17 3 8 6 18 21 -3 34
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 8 9 16 29 45 16 4 5 7 14 19 17 4 4 9 15 26 -16 33
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 8 8 17 28 43 17 5 4 8 16 19 16 3 4 9 12 24 -15 32
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 8 8 17 31 47 17 4 5 8 15 23 16 4 3 9 16 24 -16 32
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 33 7 10 16 27 54 17 5 5 7 18 26 16 2 5 9 9 28 -27 31
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 6 12 15 28 49 17 3 6 8 13 22 16 3 6 7 15 27 -21 30
21 Sagamihara 33 6 11 16 24 41 16 4 6 6 16 22 17 2 5 10 8 19 -17 29
22 Ehime 33 6 11 16 31 55 17 1 7 9 17 35 16 5 4 7 14 20 -24 29

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