Here's everything you should know about the J-League match Sagan Tosu - Cerezo Osaka!
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
3-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sagan Tosu so far this season.
The Sagan regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Urawa Reds (placed 4th). Before that game this club had gone seven consecutive league matches without a loss. Midfielder Tezuka was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.24 (out of ten) in that game. Tezuka served one assist, hit two key passes and had 49 successful passes (of 58 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Shonan Bellmare and winning 6-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sagan Tosu, as the Emperor Cup home game vs Roasso Kumamoto is only four days away.
The Sagan Tosu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The visitors are W5-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
The manager Kogiku was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo suffered a 0-1 loss to Avispa Fukuoka (placed 12th). Kato, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. Kato hit three key passes.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Consadole Sapporo with the score of 4-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Cerezo Osaka are hosting Omiya Ardija in the Emperor Cup only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Cerezo Osaka's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Cerezo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Sagan Tosu.Sagan and Cerezo Osaka have faced each other previously this season: Cerezo Osaka - Sagan Tosu 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Naganuma 6 goals |  Y. Ono 6 goals |  L. de Sousa Pereira 6 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| 23 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 95% |
| 68% | 70% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 68% |
| 42% | 40% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 30% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 21% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| 53% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 58% |
| 32% | 30% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 21% | 10% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 11% | 21% |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 45% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | 38% |
| 16.5 | 16.1 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 14 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
