It's the J-League Cup: Sagan Tosu and Júbilo Iwata face off

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Competition: Japan J-League Cup
Competition: Wed 24.May
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sagan Tosu or Júbilo Iwata that keep their silverware dream alive.

Júbilo Iwata have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

It's no vacation for neither Sagan Tosu nor Júbilo Iwata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

Sagan was eliminated in the group stage last season in the J-League Cup.

When playing at home in the J-League, Sagan Tosu have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kei Uchiyama not having conceded a league goal in 308 minutes.

Sagan Tosu's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Albirex Niigata. The home side are looking to build on that result. The goalie Il-Kyu was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.15 out of ten. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.

0-0 away at Avispa Fukuoka before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sagan Tosu have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Kashima Antlers in only three days. This game is also played here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

Júbilo Iwata's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the group stage.

The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

Júbilo Iwata delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Iwaki in their previous fixture.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Fujieda MYFC at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Júbilo Iwata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Júbilo have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a J2-League game versus V-Varen Nagasaki. A back-breaking fixture list for the guests!

Júbilo Iwata are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported result featuring both these contenders is the Júbilo Iwata - Sagan Tosu 1-2 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Sagan won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Júbilo Iwata managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Júbilo IwataL. Fleuri Pacheco
L. Fleuri Pacheco
4 goals
Júbilo IwataM. Matsumoto
M. Matsumoto
4 goals
Júbilo IwataK. Goto
K. Goto
4 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Júbilo Iwata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Júbilo Iwata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
7 3   Won W   5 8
6 4   Drew D   3 8
12 5   Lost L   4 9
25 10   Scored S   13 33
35 16   Conceded C   10 30
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
68% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 68%
44% 25%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 40%
20% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 24%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 20%
48% 42%   BTTS BTTS   42% 60%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 24%
32% 33%   Failed to Score F T   33% 24%
 
4.7 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.8 6.9
4.8 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.1
1.4 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.3
3 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.4 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 11.8
3 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.6
33% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
15.2 14.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 9.9
5.6 5.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 12
2 Consadole Sapporo 4 2 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 7
3 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 -4 4
4 Júbilo Iwata 4 0 0 4 3 7 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
  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 14 9 3 2 29 9 8 5 1 2 14 4 6 4 2 0 15 5 20 30
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 14 8 3 3 28 15 6 4 2 0 15 4 8 4 1 3 13 11 13 27
3 Nagoya Grampus 14 7 5 2 18 11 7 3 4 0 8 5 7 4 1 2 10 6 7 26
4 Kashima Antlers 14 7 2 5 20 14 7 2 2 3 10 10 7 5 0 2 10 4 6 23
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 7 2 4 17 12 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 4 1 2 10 7 5 23
6 Cerezo Osaka 14 7 2 5 18 15 7 3 1 3 9 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 3 23
7 Consadole Sapporo 14 6 4 4 31 25 7 3 1 3 15 12 7 3 3 1 16 13 6 22
8 Urawa Reds 12 6 3 3 16 11 5 4 0 1 11 6 7 2 3 2 5 5 5 21
9 Avispa Fukuoka 14 5 5 4 15 16 8 5 2 1 9 6 6 0 3 3 6 10 -1 20
10 Tokyo 14 5 4 5 17 19 6 4 1 1 12 7 8 1 3 4 5 12 -2 19
11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 5 3 6 17 18 6 1 3 2 5 6 8 4 0 4 12 12 -1 18
12 Sagan Tosu 14 5 3 6 14 17 7 3 1 3 7 10 7 2 2 3 7 7 -3 18
13 Albirex Niigata 14 4 4 6 15 20 7 3 2 2 9 10 7 1 2 4 6 10 -5 16
14 Kyoto Sanga 14 4 1 9 16 22 7 2 0 5 6 11 7 2 1 4 10 11 -6 13
15 Kashiwa Reysol 14 2 6 6 9 17 8 1 4 3 6 12 6 1 2 3 3 5 -8 12
16 Yokohama 14 3 3 8 12 31 8 2 1 5 7 17 6 1 2 3 5 14 -19 12
17 Shonan Bellmare 13 2 5 6 21 24 7 1 2 4 10 14 6 1 3 2 11 10 -3 11
18 Gamba Osaka 14 1 4 9 13 30 7 1 3 3 8 10 7 0 1 6 5 20 -17 7
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 17 12 3 2 25 8 10 7 2 1 16 5 7 5 1 1 9 3 17 39
2 Tokyo Verdy 17 10 2 5 24 9 8 4 2 2 8 4 9 6 0 3 16 5 15 32
3 Oita Trinita 17 9 3 5 23 23 9 6 2 1 15 9 8 3 1 4 8 14 0 30
4 Ventforet Kofu 17 9 2 6 19 18 9 5 1 3 8 8 8 4 1 3 11 10 1 29
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 4 5 24 15 8 4 2 2 15 9 9 4 2 3 9 6 9 28
6 Júbilo Iwata 17 7 6 4 28 20 9 3 4 2 17 14 8 4 2 2 11 6 8 27
7 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 17 8 3 6 21 21 8 5 2 1 9 5 9 3 1 5 12 16 0 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 17 5 11 1 22 15 9 3 5 1 12 7 8 2 6 0 10 8 7 26
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 6 7 4 34 14 8 4 3 1 20 6 9 2 4 3 14 8 20 25
10 Blaublitz Akita 17 7 4 6 16 16 7 3 1 3 6 6 10 4 3 3 10 10 0 25
11 Roasso Kumamoto 17 6 6 5 23 17 9 4 2 3 13 8 8 2 4 2 10 9 6 24
12 Vegalta Sendai 17 6 6 5 20 17 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 3 4 2 11 8 3 24
13 Fujieda MYFC 17 7 2 8 27 29 9 4 1 4 13 14 8 3 1 4 14 15 -2 23
14 JEF United 17 6 5 6 17 20 9 4 3 2 10 9 8 2 2 4 7 11 -3 23
15 Montedio Yamagata 17 6 1 10 24 26 7 3 1 3 11 9 10 3 0 7 13 17 -2 19
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 17 6 1 10 23 29 8 4 1 3 15 8 9 2 0 7 8 21 -6 19
17 Tokushima Vortis 17 3 8 6 17 25 8 1 3 4 5 12 9 2 5 2 12 13 -8 17
18 Mito Hollyhock 17 4 5 8 16 33 9 1 3 5 10 23 8 3 2 3 6 10 -17 17
19 Tochigi 17 4 4 9 15 20 8 4 2 2 11 7 9 0 2 7 4 13 -5 16
20 Iwaki 17 4 3 10 14 30 9 3 0 6 8 12 8 1 3 4 6 18 -16 15
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 17 3 6 8 15 33 9 1 4 4 7 19 8 2 2 4 8 14 -18 15
22 Omiya Ardija 17 4 2 11 14 23 9 4 1 4 10 10 8 0 1 7 4 13 -9 14

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 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 12
2 Consadole Sapporo 4 2 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 7
3 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 -4 4
4 Júbilo Iwata 4 0 0 4 3 7 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0

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