Both teams are in good shape, Kashiwa Reysol holding a 3 point lead on Sagan Tosu in the league table. Get this show on the road!
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in J-League
It's quite the trip for Kashiwa Reysol when visiting Sagan as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Kashiwa Reysol could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League game only four sleeps ago.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sagan Tosu, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in J-League, so far this season.
The Sagan Tosu crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Vissel Kobe here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Tokyo.This is expected to be a close game, with Sagan Tosu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sagan Tosu as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Sagan Tosu has won 5 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sagan, as the Emperor Cup home game vs Ventforet Kofu is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Sagan Tosu in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Sagan Tosu are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kashiwa Reysol in their J-League matches away. Recent form does not give Kashiwa much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sagan Tosu will be a tough nut to crack.
Kashiwa Reysol's previous game was their home loss versus Nagoya Grampus (0-1). Midfielder Mitsumaru was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Mitsumaru hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Kashima Antlers.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kashiwa Reysol playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 5 Kashiwa Reysol wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The schedule is very tough for Kashiwa now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Emperor Cup game at Vissel Kobe is waiting in only three days.
Kashiwa Reysol have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head match ended Kashiwa Reysol - Sagan Tosu 1-4, played this season. Sagan-Kashiwa Reysol H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sagan Tosu seven wins, Kashiwa Reysol one win, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Gonçalves Sávio 6 goals | M. Hosoya 6 goals |  Y. Kakita 5 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 74% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 90% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 60% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 37% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 10.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 43% | 43% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 29% | 29% |
| 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in J-League
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 23 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 17 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
