Ventforet Kofu and Kyoto Sanga are both riding high in the J2-League with their 4th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 J2-League games here at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium for Ventforet Kofu. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Ventforet Kofu bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ventforet, as their goalkeeper Kosuke Okanishi has completely shut out the opponents for 399 minutes in the J2-League.
Ventforet Kofu drew their last game, 0-0 away at Fagiano Okayama (placed 17th). Before that, Ventforet had a home game versus V-Varen Nagasaki which ended with a victory 2-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ventforet Kofu as they are travelling to their away game against Júbilo Iwata in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.
The Ventforet fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Ventforet have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga have only collected 10 points from their away games in the J2-League, after 2-4-5 (11 played).
271 minutes! That's how long the Kyoto goalkeeper Tomoya Wakahara and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
R. Noda scored in Kyoto's previous match, the home game against Ryukyu that ended 1-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus ThespaKusatsu Gunma at their stadium, the result 2-0.
A new game in only four days for Kyoto Sanga, the J2-League home match versus Tochigi. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Kyoto have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Ventforet wins - draws - Kyoto Sanga wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 13 goals |   L. dos Santos Gonzaga 5 goals |  S. Ota 5 goals |
Ventforet Kofu missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Ventforet Kofu | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 68% |
| 53% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 9% | 21% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 16% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 63% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 37% |
| 32% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 37% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 32% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | 81 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 110 | 208 |
| 58 | 39 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 31 | 71 |
| 43% | 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 32% |
- Ventforet Kofu 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 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | JEF United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 19 | Ryukyu | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 | Ehime | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -19 | 16 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 13 |