Consadole Sapporo are looking to stop thinking about the league table ahead of this fixture versus Sagan Tosu. Here's everything you must know pre-match!
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sagan Tosu, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo's struggle is real here at Sapporo Dome with only 10 points collected from 10 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-1-6. Game days at Sapporo Dome have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Consadole Sapporo as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Stress levels are on the rise for Consadole's attacking players as they have now played 239 minutes without scoring in a league game. Sarachat was their last goal scorer.
Consadole Sapporo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kashima Antlers (0-3). Baba (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Baba hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 63 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Kashiwa Reysol in the Emperor Cup. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Consadole Sapporo matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 18 most recent league matches highlights that 15 of them had goals from both teams.
A decent goal production from Consadole in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Avispa Fukuoka with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Naganuma got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Naganuma hit the woodwork once, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vissel Kobe wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Sagan Tosu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head meeting ended Sagan Tosu - Consadole 1-1, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Consadole Sapporo won two, Sagan Tosu triumphed in three and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Asano 8 goals |  Y. Naganuma 6 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| 43 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 73% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 20% | 23% |
| 36% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 14% |
| 77% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 23% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15.6 | 16 | 19.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 40% | 39% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 47% | 40% |
| 11.1 | 10.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 16.5 | 15.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
- Consadole Sapporo have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most matches over the total-line (16) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Consadole Sapporo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
