With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Matsumoto Yamaga fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sagan Tosu.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
Three home games done for Matsumoto Yamaga, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.Matsumoto Yamaga drew their last game, 1-1 away at Shonan Bellmare. Before that game, the home loss against Júbilo Iwata with the scoreline 1-3.
The manager Y. Sorimachi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Shimizu S-Pulse in only four days.
Matsumoto Yamaga aren't scoring a lot here at Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium with only 2 goals from 3 games. Matsumoto Yamaga have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League, on their travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Recent form does not give Sagan Tosu much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Matsumoto Yamaga will be a tough nut to crack. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sagan Tosu have lost on their last two travels.Sagan Tosu failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Kawasaki Frontale that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a Nabisco Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Tokyo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sagan Tosu manager Lluís Carreras as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Vegalta Sendai.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sagan Tosu's away games this season with only 0 goals from 4 matches. In the opposite end, Sagan Tosu have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Matsumoto Yamaga 1 win, 1 draw and Sagan Tosu 3 victories.Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Sagan Tosu | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Scored | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Conceded | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | Both teams to score | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | Failed To Score | 100% | 86% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.6 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 6 |
| 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- Matsumoto Yamaga hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Matsumoto Yamaga is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Matsumoto Yamaga has failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
