Sagan Tosu vs Kawasaki Frontale pre-match information

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

Both these sides are capable of winning this one, Kawasaki Frontale having a 32 point lead on Sagan Tosu in the league table. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (71) in J-League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Kawasaki Frontale, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

Kawasaki have already won the J-League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

Sagan Tosu have performed here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium this season with 9 wins from 16 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2. Sagan Tosu have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Sagan are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 197 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by N. Sakai).

Sagan travelled for their previous game, a trip to Yokohama that ended 0-0. Midfield player Yuta Higuchi got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, the max score being 10. Higuchi hit five key passes.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Gamba Osaka.

The Sagan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sagan have conceded only 12 goals.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the J-League. Kawasaki Frontale have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Kawasaki delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Urawa Reds (placed 6th) in their previous match; a J-League game. Defender Shogo Taniguchi was the best team player with a rating of 7.54. Taniguchi won 6 of 8 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Kashima Antlers.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Kawasaki are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties meet this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Kawasaki Frontale - Sagan Tosu 1-0. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Sagan won one game, five matches ended with a tie and Kawasaki Frontale have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

Kawasaki FrontaleL. da Silva dos Santos
L. da Silva dos Santos
17 goals
Sagan TosuK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
9 goals
Kawasaki FrontaleY. Kobayashi
Y. Kobayashi
9 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Kawasaki Frontale
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 5 16 34
14 9 3 Won W 3 11 26
11 5 0 Drew D 1 4 7
9 2 1 Lost L 1 1 1
39 26 7 Scored S 9 36 71
31 12 6 Conceded C 4 9 22
82% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
62% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 82%
38% 44% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 41%
15% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 32%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 15%
35% 31% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 50%
41% 56% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 47%
41% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 6%
 
4.1 4.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.4
3.8 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 3.7 3.9
1 0.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.5 0.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 12.5 12.6
3.6 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 5.2 5.5
31% 37% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 43% 38%
 
8.9 8.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 6.4 5.9 6.8
3.5 3.4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 1.9 2.2
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (22) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (37) away in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (36) away in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals (71) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+27) away in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+49) in J-League
  • Kawasaki Frontale is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Kawasaki Frontale 34 26 7 1 71 22 18 15 3 0 35 13 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 85
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 22 6 6 70 32 17 12 3 2 37 11 17 10 3 4 33 21 38 72
3 Vissel Kobe 34 18 10 6 57 34 17 10 4 3 30 12 17 8 6 3 27 22 23 64
4 Nagoya Grampus 34 18 7 9 39 26 18 11 3 4 22 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 13 61
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 59 36 16 8 3 5 30 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 23 59
6 Urawa Reds 34 17 8 9 43 35 17 11 4 2 26 15 17 6 4 7 17 20 8 59
7 Sagan Tosu 34 14 11 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 18 5 6 7 13 19 8 53
8 Avispa Fukuoka 34 14 8 12 39 34 17 10 1 6 23 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 5 50
9 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 30 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 5 49
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 11 12 11 39 37 18 5 6 7 18 21 16 6 6 4 21 16 2 45
11 Cerezo Osaka 34 12 9 13 43 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 17 5 4 8 20 20 0 45
12 Consadole Sapporo 34 12 8 14 42 46 18 7 4 7 24 26 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 44
13 Gamba Osaka 34 11 7 16 28 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 4 7 12 15 -12 40
14 Kashiwa Reysol 34 11 4 19 33 50 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 6 2 10 15 24 -17 37
15 Shonan Bellmare 34 6 14 14 34 40 17 3 9 5 13 14 17 3 5 9 21 26 -6 32
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 11 16 31 51 16 3 5 8 12 25 18 4 6 8 19 26 -20 32
17 Tokushima Vortis 34 8 6 20 29 50 18 4 5 9 16 20 16 4 1 11 13 30 -21 30
18 Oita Trinita 34 7 7 20 24 50 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 1 2 14 9 32 -26 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 34 5 11 18 28 56 16 3 5 8 11 19 18 2 6 10 17 37 -28 26
20 Yokohama 34 6 8 20 31 71 17 4 6 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 26

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 Kawasaki Frontale 34 26 7 1 71 22 18 15 3 0 35 13 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 85
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 22 6 6 70 32 17 12 3 2 37 11 17 10 3 4 33 21 38 72
3 Vissel Kobe 34 18 10 6 57 34 17 10 4 3 30 12 17 8 6 3 27 22 23 64
4 Nagoya Grampus 34 18 7 9 39 26 18 11 3 4 22 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 13 61
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 59 36 16 8 3 5 30 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 23 59
6 Urawa Reds 34 17 8 9 43 35 17 11 4 2 26 15 17 6 4 7 17 20 8 59
7 Sagan Tosu 34 14 11 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 18 5 6 7 13 19 8 53
8 Avispa Fukuoka 34 14 8 12 39 34 17 10 1 6 23 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 5 50
9 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 30 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 5 49
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 11 12 11 39 37 18 5 6 7 18 21 16 6 6 4 21 16 2 45
11 Cerezo Osaka 34 12 9 13 43 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 17 5 4 8 20 20 0 45
12 Consadole Sapporo 34 12 8 14 42 46 18 7 4 7 24 26 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 44
13 Gamba Osaka 34 11 7 16 28 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 4 7 12 15 -12 40
14 Kashiwa Reysol 34 11 4 19 33 50 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 6 2 10 15 24 -17 37
15 Shonan Bellmare 34 6 14 14 34 40 17 3 9 5 13 14 17 3 5 9 21 26 -6 32
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 11 16 31 51 16 3 5 8 12 25 18 4 6 8 19 26 -20 32
17 Tokushima Vortis 34 8 6 20 29 50 18 4 5 9 16 20 16 4 1 11 13 30 -21 30
18 Oita Trinita 34 7 7 20 24 50 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 1 2 14 9 32 -26 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 34 5 11 18 28 56 16 3 5 8 11 19 18 2 6 10 17 37 -28 26
20 Yokohama 34 6 8 20 31 71 17 4 6 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 26

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