J-League match preview and statistics: Sagan Tosu fight Cerezo Osaka

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Best Amenity Stadium (24130 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Sagan Tosu and Cerezo Osaka battle it out at Best Amenity Stadium.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 437 minutes without scoring a league goal. T. Kanai was the last player to find the net.

Sagan Tosu travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kawasaki Frontale that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home Nabisco Cup game against Consadole Sapporo that was lost 0-3.

Last season, Sagan Tosu's league statistics were 10 wins, 6 draws and 18 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the J-League. Over these 34 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 53. Playing at home last season Sagan Tosu managed 7-2-8 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 30 conceded.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

Cerezo Osaka have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jin-Hyeon Kim. It's been 252 minutes since they last conceded in J-League.

The supporters enjoyed Cerezo Osaka's previous game versus Oita Trinita (placed 17th), a J-League 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Cerezo Osaka secured a home win against Matsumoto Yamaga with the score 4-1.

Let's have a look at how Cerezo Osaka performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 18/14 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sagan Tosu won five games, one match ended with a draw and Cerezo Osaka has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Sagan TosuM. Kanazaki
M. Kanazaki
7 goals
Cerezo OsakaH. Okuno
H. Okuno
7 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 12
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 9
1 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Sagan Tosu Last season Cerezo Osaka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 7   Won W   9 18
6 2   Drew D   2 5
18 8   Lost L   6 11
32 21   Scored S   18 39
53 30   Conceded C   14 25
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
62% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 62%
47% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   18% 29%
26% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 3%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
41% 47%   BTTS BTTS   24% 29%
21% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 44%
47% 35%   Failed to Score F T   35% 32%
 
5.4 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.9
5 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.6 5.9
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.9
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
344 200   Total Shots T S   194 409
124 72   Shots on Target S O   72 153
26% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 25%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Urawa Reds 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Cerezo Osaka 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nagoya Grampus 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sagan Tosu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Oita Trinita 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
Last season 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 34 22 4 8 68 38 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 10 1 6 31 24 30 70
2 Tokyo 34 19 7 8 46 29 17 12 2 3 29 13 17 7 5 5 17 16 17 64
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 9 7 54 30 17 11 3 3 30 15 17 7 6 4 24 15 24 63
4 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 12 6 57 34 17 5 9 3 21 17 17 11 3 3 36 17 23 60
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 18 5 11 39 25 17 9 3 5 21 11 17 9 2 6 18 14 14 59
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 45 29 17 7 7 3 21 11 17 8 3 6 24 18 16 55
7 Gamba Osaka 34 12 11 11 54 48 17 7 6 4 28 18 17 5 5 7 26 30 6 47
8 Vissel Kobe 34 14 5 15 61 59 17 8 3 6 33 26 17 6 2 9 28 33 2 47
9 Oita Trinita 34 12 11 11 35 35 17 7 3 7 18 16 17 5 8 4 17 19 0 47
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 13 7 14 54 49 17 7 4 6 30 22 17 6 3 8 24 27 5 46
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 12 5 17 38 45 17 9 4 4 25 19 17 3 1 13 13 26 -7 41
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 17 7 1 9 21 40 17 4 5 8 24 29 -24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 17 7 3 7 22 18 17 2 7 8 23 32 -5 37
14 Urawa Reds 34 9 10 15 34 50 17 4 3 10 16 29 17 5 7 5 18 21 -16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 17 7 2 8 21 30 17 3 4 10 11 23 -21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 6 18 40 63 17 5 3 9 19 34 17 5 3 9 21 29 -23 36
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 6 13 15 21 40 17 2 8 7 10 18 17 4 5 8 11 22 -19 31
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 8 7 19 29 51 17 2 5 10 16 28 17 6 2 9 13 23 -22 31

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Urawa Reds 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Cerezo Osaka 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nagoya Grampus 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Vegalta Sendai 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sagan Tosu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Oita Trinita 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0

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