Match Report
FC Tokyo, 11th on 50 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Kyoto Sanga (3rd, 68). FC Tokyo's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, FC Tokyo ran at 1.08 scored and 1.26 conceded, Kyoto Sanga at 1.63 and 1.05.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for FC Tokyo, 0 draws and 2 for Kyoto Sanga, at 2.5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu (capacity 50,100). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kyoto Sanga led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Kyoto Sanga: Yoshinori Suzuki (45'), Rafael Elias da Silva Bataglia (81'), Rafael Elias da Silva Bataglia (13'), Rafael Elias da Silva Bataglia (8')