There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J-League table so far. Here's the Consadole Sapporo - Urawa Reds latest:
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 Consadole and Urawa Reds.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
With 1 J-League win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Consadole Sapporo are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stress levels are on the rise for Consadole's attacking players as they have now played 270 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Lopes was their last goal scorer.
Consadole are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Cerezo Osaka. Preceding that match was the home game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima that was lost 0-2.
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 Consadole have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost five.
The manager M. Petrović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sagan Tosu in only three days.
Consadole are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Consadole with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
There were no winners in Urawa's previous match, a J-League home game that ended 2-2 vs Sagan Tosu (placed 15th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Cerezo Osaka's place.
The draw against Sagan Tosu came from a losing position. The Urawa manager T. Ōtsuki brought on Y. Muto as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa Reds playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Urawa Reds wins, two draws and five defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Urawa's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. For Urawa Reds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Consadole wins - draws - Urawa Reds wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 9 goals |   T. Arano 4 goals |  S. Koroki 3 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 53% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 67% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 158 | 66 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 45 | 113 |
| 57 | 23 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 28% | 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 39% | 38% |
- All of Urawa Reds's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 41 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 14 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 14 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 6 |