Another action-packed fixture in J2-League as Tochigi welcome Kyoto Sanga

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 08.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tochigi Green Stadium (15325 seats)

Tochigi will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Kyoto Sanga.

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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Tochigi form and stats

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Tochigi are 4-6-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Tochigi haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 217 minutes ago. T. Mori scored that one. The Tochigi goalkeeper Shuhei Kawata is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 331 minutes without conceding a goal in the J2-League.

The home team returns to Tochigi Green Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 19th) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 0-0. In the match before that, Tochigi hosted Ventforet Kofu and drew the game 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tochigi as they are travelling to their away game against Tokushima Vortis in the J2-League. That match is three days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tochigi here at Tochigi Green Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). Tochigi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tochigi Green Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.

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Kyoto Sanga form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kyoto Sanga so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-7 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Kyoto have lost on their last two travels.

Kyoto Sanga won their last game, 2-1 versus Fagiano Okayama played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Montedio Yamagata.

After this away game Kyoto Sanga return home for a J2-League game against Tokyo Verdy. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Kyoto when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Kyoto have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kyoto Sanga - Tochigi 3-2 earlier this season. Tochigi-Kyoto Sanga H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tochigi five wins, Kyoto Sanga three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Kyoto SangaP. Utaka
P. Utaka
19 goals
TochigiY. Yanagi
Y. Yanagi
5 goals
TochigiT. Akimoto
T. Akimoto
4 goals

Tochigi missing players

Kyoto Sanga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tochigi Kyoto Sanga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 5 16 31
11 4 0 Won W 2 3 13
10 6 3 Drew D 1 6 8
10 5 3 Lost L 2 7 10
27 13 2 Scored S 7 12 38
24 11 5 Conceded C 9 19 34
81% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 90%
35% 40% 17% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 68%
23% 20% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 25% 39%
16% 13% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 6% 16%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 10%
29% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 42%
42% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 35%
48% 53% 83% Failed to Score F T 40% 56% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.8 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
312 140 43 Total Shots T S 53 148 325
108 53 15 Shots on Target S O 20 41 117
25% 25% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 29% 32%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Tochigi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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 Tokushima Vortis 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Jubilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

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 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Jubilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

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