Tokyo manager Cklamovski looking for three points in Sagan Tosu showdown

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 23.Sep
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

This is football, this is J-League and this is Tokyo - Sagan Tosu. Get our broad match preview!

Insights:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sagan Tosu is in the worst form (0-3-3)

It's quite the trip for Sagan Tosu when visiting Tokyo as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Tokyo form and stats

Tokyo have played 13 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The supporters are hoping that Tokyo will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Kawasaki Frontale (placed 9th). Defender Trevisan got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.22/10. Trevisan won 6 of 9 duels.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Avispa Fukuoka in the Nabisco Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tokyo handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 13 league matches. Tokyo have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

4-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sagan Tosu in their J-League matches away.

Sagan Tosu are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 2nd). Sagan Tosu coach Kawai could be heard cursing the gods after the 1-1 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos, as the team hit the posts three times. Midfielder Tezuka was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Tezuka hit two key passes and had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).

A 0-2 loss hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima before that.

Sagan Tosu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 6 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Take note! Both teams have scored in 10 of this club's latest 13 league fixtures.

Sagan find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Sagan Tosu have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sagan Tosu have won every one of the 8 latest fixtures versus this team. Something to take note of?

This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Sagan Tosu - Tokyo 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

TokyoD. Queiroz de Oliveira
D. Queiroz de Oliveira
13 goals
Sagan TosuY. Naganuma
Y. Naganuma
8 goals
Sagan TosuY. Ono
Y. Ono
6 goals

Tokyo missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 4 13 27
9 7 1 Won W 0 4 8
6 2 0 Drew D 2 4 8
12 4 1 Lost L 2 5 11
33 23 3 Scored S 1 19 33
38 17 3 Conceded C 3 14 34
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
74% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 77% 74%
52% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 46% 41%
30% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
59% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 59%
26% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 22%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 23% 22%
 
4.3 5.5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5
4.4 4.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.2 5.1
2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.9 12.4 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.1 9.6
3.6 4.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.4 3.1
34% 43% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 43% 39%
 
12.1 11.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 18.8 16.4 16.1
4.9 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.4 5.9
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sagan Tosu is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tokyo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Tokyo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 27 15 7 5 48 25 14 8 4 2 25 12 13 7 3 3 23 13 23 52
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 15 6 6 50 33 13 9 3 1 30 12 14 6 3 5 20 21 17 51
3 Kashima Antlers 27 13 7 7 38 24 13 7 3 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 46
4 Urawa Reds 27 12 10 5 31 20 13 7 5 1 19 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 11 46
5 Nagoya Grampus 27 13 7 7 34 26 14 8 6 0 20 10 13 5 1 7 14 16 8 46
6 Cerezo Osaka 27 14 3 10 38 27 14 8 1 5 21 13 13 6 2 5 17 14 11 45
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 13 5 9 33 25 14 8 3 3 20 12 13 5 2 6 13 13 8 44
8 Avispa Fukuoka 27 12 5 10 27 30 14 8 2 4 15 13 13 4 3 6 12 17 -3 41
9 Kawasaki Frontale 27 10 6 11 35 36 13 5 4 4 17 13 14 5 2 7 18 23 -1 36
10 Tokyo 27 9 6 12 33 38 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 2 4 8 10 21 -5 33
11 Gamba Osaka 26 9 6 11 35 46 12 6 3 3 19 14 14 3 3 8 16 32 -11 33
12 Sagan Tosu 27 8 8 11 33 34 14 4 4 6 14 20 13 4 4 5 19 14 -1 32
13 Consadole Sapporo 27 8 8 11 48 50 13 4 2 7 22 21 14 4 6 4 26 29 -2 32
14 Kyoto Sanga 27 9 3 15 30 36 13 6 0 7 15 16 14 3 3 8 15 20 -6 30
15 Albirex Niigata 26 7 8 11 26 35 13 4 4 5 16 20 13 3 4 6 10 15 -9 29
16 Kashiwa Reysol 26 4 11 11 23 35 14 2 8 4 14 19 12 2 3 7 9 16 -12 23
17 Yokohama 26 5 7 14 22 46 14 4 3 7 14 21 12 1 4 7 8 25 -24 22
18 Shonan Bellmare 27 4 9 14 33 51 13 2 4 7 15 26 14 2 5 7 18 25 -18 21

Table
  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 27 15 7 5 48 25 14 8 4 2 25 12 13 7 3 3 23 13 23 52
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 15 6 6 50 33 13 9 3 1 30 12 14 6 3 5 20 21 17 51
3 Kashima Antlers 27 13 7 7 38 24 13 7 3 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 46
4 Urawa Reds 27 12 10 5 31 20 13 7 5 1 19 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 11 46
5 Nagoya Grampus 27 13 7 7 34 26 14 8 6 0 20 10 13 5 1 7 14 16 8 46
6 Cerezo Osaka 27 14 3 10 38 27 14 8 1 5 21 13 13 6 2 5 17 14 11 45
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 13 5 9 33 25 14 8 3 3 20 12 13 5 2 6 13 13 8 44
8 Avispa Fukuoka 27 12 5 10 27 30 14 8 2 4 15 13 13 4 3 6 12 17 -3 41
9 Kawasaki Frontale 27 10 6 11 35 36 13 5 4 4 17 13 14 5 2 7 18 23 -1 36
10 Tokyo 27 9 6 12 33 38 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 2 4 8 10 21 -5 33
11 Gamba Osaka 26 9 6 11 35 46 12 6 3 3 19 14 14 3 3 8 16 32 -11 33
12 Sagan Tosu 27 8 8 11 33 34 14 4 4 6 14 20 13 4 4 5 19 14 -1 32
13 Consadole Sapporo 27 8 8 11 48 50 13 4 2 7 22 21 14 4 6 4 26 29 -2 32
14 Kyoto Sanga 27 9 3 15 30 36 13 6 0 7 15 16 14 3 3 8 15 20 -6 30
15 Albirex Niigata 26 7 8 11 26 35 13 4 4 5 16 20 13 3 4 6 10 15 -9 29
16 Kashiwa Reysol 26 4 11 11 23 35 14 2 8 4 14 19 12 2 3 7 9 16 -12 23
17 Yokohama 26 5 7 14 22 46 14 4 3 7 14 21 12 1 4 7 8 25 -24 22
18 Shonan Bellmare 27 4 9 14 33 51 13 2 4 7 15 26 14 2 5 7 18 25 -18 21

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