Evenly matched teams: Consadole Sapporo vs Sagan Tosu match preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sapporo Dome (38415 seats)

This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, loss and gain leading to mid-table places so far. Pave the way for Consadole Sapporo - Sagan Tosu!

Insights:
  • Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in J-League
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Sagan Tosu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Consadole Sapporo and Sagan Tosu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Consadole Sapporo form and stats

3 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Consadole Sapporo have to build on here at Sapporo Dome in the J-League.

The Consadole crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Vissel Kobe here at Sapporo Dome. Tanaka was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Tanaka hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Shonan Bellmare.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Consadole Sapporo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 6 and lost 6.

Consadole Sapporo aren't scoring a lot here at Sapporo Dome in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

The visitors are W2-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.

187 minutes! That's how long the Sagan Tosu goalkeeper Il-Gyu Park and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Sagan delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Nagoya Grampus (placed 10th) in their previous match. Goalkeeper Il-Kyu got the top player rating of the team with 7.82/10. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Júbilo Iwata.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sagan Tosu playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Sagan Tosu wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The visiting Sagan have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Sagan Tosu have conceded 19 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sagan Tosu have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) versus Consadole.

Sagan Tosu - Consadole Sapporo 5-0 was the end result in these teams' last head to head game, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Sagan TosuY. Kakita
Y. Kakita
6 goals
Consadole SapporoR. Aoki
R. Aoki
4 goals
Consadole SapporoD. Suga
D. Suga
4 goals

Consadole Sapporo missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Consadole Sapporo Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 11 3 Played P 3 11 24
6 3 0 Won W 1 2 7
10 6 3 Drew D 2 6 12
9 2 0 Lost L 0 3 5
26 9 3 Scored S 5 15 34
42 13 3 Conceded C 4 19 27
84% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 73% 75%
68% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 62%
44% 18% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 42%
32% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 55% 38%
24% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 21%
52% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 42%
32% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 46%
32% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 38%
 
4.2 3.5 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.6 4.8
4 4.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 3.4 3.6
1.4 1.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.6 12.5 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 7.5 9.5
3.7 4.5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.9 3.3
28% 18% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 42%
 
11 10.5 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.3 9.8
4.4 3.7 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 3.6
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in J-League
  • 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 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
2 Kashima Antlers 25 12 7 6 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 19 11 5 3 3 14 12 6 43
3 Kashiwa Reysol 25 13 3 9 33 26 13 6 1 6 17 16 12 7 2 3 16 10 7 42
4 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 8 5 39 26 13 6 4 3 20 14 11 5 4 2 19 12 13 41
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 11 8 6 35 26 13 7 3 3 19 10 12 4 5 3 16 16 9 41
6 Kawasaki Frontale 22 12 4 6 34 26 11 8 1 2 20 13 11 4 3 4 14 13 8 40
7 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
8 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 27 29 12 6 4 2 17 8 12 4 1 7 10 21 -2 35
9 Sagan Tosu 24 7 12 5 34 27 13 5 6 2 19 8 11 2 6 3 15 19 7 33
10 Nagoya Grampus 24 7 9 8 21 24 11 5 4 2 13 9 13 2 5 6 8 15 -3 30
11 Consadole Sapporo 25 6 10 9 26 42 11 3 6 2 9 13 14 3 4 7 17 29 -16 28
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 6 9 10 33 38 12 1 5 6 16 25 13 5 4 4 17 13 -5 27
13 Avispa Fukuoka 24 6 9 9 17 22 11 3 6 2 9 6 13 3 3 7 8 16 -5 27
14 Kyoto Sanga 24 6 8 10 23 28 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 2 5 5 12 15 -5 26
15 Shonan Bellmare 24 6 7 11 19 30 13 3 4 6 9 20 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 25
16 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
17 Gamba Osaka 24 5 7 12 23 34 13 3 4 6 16 18 11 2 3 6 7 16 -11 22
18 Júbilo Iwata 25 5 7 13 23 42 13 4 3 6 14 21 12 1 4 7 9 21 -19 22