This match features two teams living in the basement of the J-League, Sagan Tosu holding 14th place and Matsumoto Yamaga lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Sagan Tosu have less rest than Matsumoto Yamaga in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J-League game only zero days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Matsumoto Yamaga, was also a home game here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. The away team is better rested.
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.
Sagan Tosu are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Matsumoto Yamaga are struggling to avoid relegation.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Sagan Tosu at their home stadium (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
The Sagan Tosu supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Matsumoto Yamaga in J-League and win 1-0. Before that game, the home loss against Yokohama F. Marinos with the scoreline 1-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sagan Tosu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 1 Lost 8.
Sagan Tosu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 attempts. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sagan Tosu defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Matsumoto Yamaga, who have the fewest scored goals (19) in J-League, have produced an overall stat of 4-5-7 so far.
Matsumoto Yamaga are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Cerezo Osaka (placed 5th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Kashima Antlers.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Matsumoto Yamaga in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Matsumoto Yamaga, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The attacking power of Matsumoto Yamaga when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Matsumoto Yamaga have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sagan Tosu - Matsumoto Yamaga 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Sagan Tosu won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Matsumoto Yamaga has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 3Top Goalscorers
  M. Kanazaki 7 goals |  Isaac Cuenca 6 goals |  R. Harakawa 4 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Matsumoto Yamaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 32 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 50 | 28 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 65% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 53% | 53% |
| 52% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 13% | 19% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 40% | 40% |
| 19% | 19% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 42% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 47% |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Matsumoto Yamaga have scored away.
- 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 | Tokyo | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 38 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 36 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -18 | 35 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -24 | 35 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 31 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 25 |