Kyoto Sanga can not expect any pleasantries from their host Zweigen Kanazawa in this J2-League game. Here's our full preview!
- Zweigen Kanazawa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J2-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Zweigen Kanazawa are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Zweigen Kanazawa against Ehime the last match, as K. Fujimura, K. Sugiura and S. Shimada were on target.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Albirex Niigata (1-4).The Zweigen Kanazawa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Kanazawa have conceded 10 goals.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J2-League, have an excellent away record in the J2-League so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Kyoto Sanga as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Kyoto Sanga delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 18th) in their previous match; a J2-League game.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Imabari in the Emperor Cup.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kyoto Sanga have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kyoto's manager K. Cho has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Kanazawa, five draws and two wins for Kyoto Sanga. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 10 goals |   S. Niwa 5 goals |  J. Buijs 4 goals |
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Zweigen Kanazawa | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 94% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 56% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 78% | 61% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 8.1 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 43% | 48% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 27% | 35% |
- Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (11) in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most clean sheets (7) away in J2-League
- Kyoto Sanga have the most matches under the total-line (11) in J2-League
- Zweigen Kanazawa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Zweigen Kanazawa 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | JEF United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Tochigi | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Ehime | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 11 |