Consadole Sapporo and Tokyo have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. The teams both hold mid-table positions in the J-League.
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tokyo have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Consadole nor Tokyo 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.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo have collected 4 points from their J-League home games so far after 1-1-3.
The Consadole Sapporo club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Sapporo Dome: A 0-1 defeat against Kashima Antlers (placed 8th). Fukumori (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Fukumori hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Yokohama and winning 4-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Consadole Sapporo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Consadole as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Consadole Sapporo has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 8.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The Consadole Sapporo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Tokyo form and stats
There's been little loot from Tokyo's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the J-League. Tokyo only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
Tokyo are travelling again after losing away to Avispa Fukuoka in their previous match (0-1). Midfielder Higashi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.13. Higashi hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 69 total).
Before that, Tokyo secured a home win against Albirex Niigata with the score 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tokyo playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Tokyo wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tokyo's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 6 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Consadole won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Tokyo have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Asano 5 goals |  T. Kaneko 3 goals | T. Ogashiwa 3 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 82% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 73% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 45% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 36% |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 15.4 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 8.7 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 48% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 37% |
| 12.4 | 11.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
- Consadole Sapporo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tokyo have scored away.
- Consadole Sapporo have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Consadole Sapporo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tokyo have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
