Albirex Niigata, Recent Form

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Albirex Niigata had to make do with a share of the points in their last match, with a 2-2 draw against Shonan Bellmare.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 56%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target, in contrast to Shonan Bellmare, who had 11 shots on goal with 5 on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 9, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.  

Kyoto Sanga, Recent Form

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Kyoto Sanga will not be too troubled by their 3-1 away defeat against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, given the latter currently sit 14 places further up the league table than they do.  In that game they recorded 54 % of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 10 of their 14 shots on goal.  

Manager Kwi-jae Cho will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 3 goals, conceded 13, and picked up a meagre 0 points.  They have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 12 games.  

Serious concerns will be mounting for Kyoto Sanga, having gone without a win in their last 8 league games and lost the last 6 in a row.  

The Kyoto Sanga travelling support have had something to shout about on the road via the goals from Anderson Patric, who's scored 3 goals in their last 6 league matches away from home.