A glance at the J-League standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Check out our Sagan Tosu - Cerezo Osaka match preview!
- Sagan Tosu have the the best goal difference (+7) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the most matches over the total-line (4) in J-League
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 Cerezo Osaka.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Sagan Tosu, who have the the best goal difference (+7) in J-League, at their home stadium (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
It's back home for Sagan Tosu, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kashiwa Reysol away with the result 4-1. Tashiro, Iino, Fukuta and Honda found the net in that victory. Midfielder Fukuta was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.34 (out of ten) in that game. Fukuta scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 56 total).
The Sagan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Sagan Tosu have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (10) away in J-League, are W3-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Cerezo are looking to quickly end their 243 minutes long goal drought in the J-League.
Cerezo Osaka might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kashima Antlers proved too strong as Cerezo Osaka slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Midfield player Okuno was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.21/10. Okuno hit one key pass.
A new game in only three days for Cerezo, the J-League home match versus Júbilo Iwata. Busy days.
It's not easy to score on Cerezo Osaka as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Sagan wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kakita 3 goals |   T. Inui 3 goals | H. Yamada 3 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 30% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 11.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.4 | 10.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 45% | 54% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 48% | 32% |
| 8.4 | 7.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 15 | 11.9 |
| 2.9 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
- Cerezo Osaka have not yet lost a game away.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most matches over the total-line (4) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the most scored goals (10) away in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sagan Tosu have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in J-League
- Sagan Tosu have the the best goal difference (+7) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
