A tale of ups and downs for these two participants so far this campaign, sitting in positions near the middle of the J-League table. Here's the Sagan Tosu - Sanfrecce Hiroshima latest:
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
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!
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Sagan Tosu have played 13 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Sagan Tosu drew their last game, also a home match. Gamba Osaka (placed 11th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. The Sagan goalkeeper Il-Kyu was crucial in the match against Gamba Osaka last time out, making seven saves.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Kashima Antlers.Betting people might want to know that 9 of the latest 11 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both sides.
Sagan Tosu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. Sagan Tosu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
4-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their J-League matches away.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Kashiwa Reysol for a 0-0 draw. Osako was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.83. The agile goalkeeper Osako topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Kawasaki Frontale.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sanfrecce have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have managed a streak of 8 consecutive games without losing (3-5-0) when facing Sagan Tosu.This duo faced each other earlier on this match year: Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Sagan Tosu 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Naganuma 7 goals |  Y. Ono 6 goals |  D. da Silva Vieira 6 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 32 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 31 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 72% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 44% |
| 20% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 60% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 52% |
| 24% | 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 20% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16.8 | 17 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 40% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| 15.8 | 15.6 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) 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 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |
