National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sagan Tosu or Consadole Sapporo that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Consadole Sapporo when visiting Sagan as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sagan Tosu and Consadole Sapporo.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Last season, Sagan's J-League Cup journey ended in the group stage.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Sagan Tosu's two home games in the J-League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
The Sagan Tosu followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Nagoya Grampus and win 1-0. The goalie Il-Kyu was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.12 out of ten. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.
1-1 away at Gamba Osaka before that.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 Sagan Tosu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Sagan Tosu are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Cerezo Osaka awaits in four days.
At Ekimae Real Estate Stadium, Sagan Tosu has the goal stats of 2-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Consadole Sapporo are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J-League, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Consadole are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Albirex Niigata. As mentioned above, Consadole Sapporo drew the match against Albirex Niigata. Manager Petrović brought on Asano to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender Fukumori was the best team player with a rating of 8.0. Fukumori hit four key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
A 1-3 loss hosting Vissel Kobe before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Consadole Sapporo in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Consadole, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Consadole Sapporo are hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League only four days away.
{2 goals} so far away for Consadole Sapporo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Sagan Tosu have won at least one point in the last 6 matches (3-3-0) against Consadole Sapporo.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Naganuma 1 goals |  Y. Ono 1 goals | R. Kabayama 1 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Conceded | C | 22 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 11.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
