Newcastle Jets are off to Japan on Tuesday as they face off with Kyoto Sanga for matchday three in the AFC Champions League, aiming to get their first point across the board. Qualifying for just the second time in the competition’s history, it’s been a tough return to the continental stage for the Australian side, whose last and only appearance came way back in the 2009 season.
The Jets went down 7-1 to Kashima Antlers on matchday one before losing 3-1 at home to Gamba Osaka in their next match, as the A-League side remain rooted at the bottom of the East Region standings without a point.
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Kyoto Sanga, also competition debutants, lost on the opening day to DHFC as Victor Bobsin’s 78th-minute strike broke their resistance, but the Japanese outfit recovered to beat Ratchaburi in their next encounter.
Temma Matsuda scored with only two minutes of normal time remaining to hand the side their first Champions League win of the campaign.
With three points in two games, Sanga are in ninth place in the standings, just behind Kashiwa Reysol in the race for the knockout stages.
Kyoto Sanga vs Newcastle Jets Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Kyoto Sanga and Newcastle Jets meet for the first time in history.
- In five matches against Japanese sides, Newcastle Jets have won zero games and lost four.
- Kyoto are coming into the fixture on the back of three winless games, and so are Newcastle Jets.
- The Sanga have won just one of their last five home games, losing three.
- In three away games this season, Newcastle Jets have lost two and drawn once.
- The Jets are one of the five teams without a point in the East Region standings of the AFC Champions League after two matches.
- Newcastle Jets have shipped the most goals in the East Region with 10.
- Interestingly, despite languishing at the foot of the table, Newcastle Jets (2) have scored more goals than Kyoto Sanga (1) in the Champions League after two games.
Kyoto Sanga vs Newcastle Jets Prediction
Newcastle Jets have never beaten a Japanese team before and, given their current struggles, we don’t see them changing that statistic in this clash. But luckily for them, Kyoto are stuck in a rut too. This match may end in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Kyoto Sanga 1-1 Newcastle Jets
Kyoto Sanga vs Newcastle Jets Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
