Football match preview: Sagan Tosu vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

J-League: Two squads in fair form get together for this game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima could have a tiny upper hand with their 3rd place in the table?

Insights:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Sagan Tosu are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

This looks to be an interesting fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

5-8-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sagan Tosu so far this season. Sagan has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Kawai and the players.

In their previous game, the manager Kawai led his Sagan Tosu to a defeat away at Shonan Bellmare. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Midfield player Nishikawa got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Nishikawa dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Urawa Reds (1-2).

Sagan Tosu has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sagan Tosu have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Sanfrecce have much to rectify after their out-of-character loss (1-2) to Consadole Sapporo in their previous game, played at home. Attacker Mitsuta got a player rating of 7.9 in the game. "Man of the match" Mitsuta hit five key passes.

Before that, the Nabisco Cup victory away at Cerezo Osaka.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won at least one point in the last 6 games (2-4-0) facing Sagan.

This was the scoreline when the squads met earlier this campaign; Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Sagan Tosu 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Sanfrecce HiroshimaM. Mitsuta
M. Mitsuta
8 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaT. Morishima
T. Morishima
8 goals
Sagan TosuT. Miyashiro
T. Miyashiro
7 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
9 5 1 Won W 1 5 15
14 8 4 Drew D 3 6 9
10 3 0 Lost L 1 5 9
43 21 9 Scored S 4 19 50
42 11 4 Conceded C 7 24 39
82% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 88% 91%
70% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 81% 82%
48% 25% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 55%
30% 19% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 38% 27%
15% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 9%
45% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 48%
36% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 36%
36% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 24%
 
4.5 3.9 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.9 5.1
3.7 3.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 3.2 3.7
1.1 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.2 11.9 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 13.6 14.1
3.5 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 4.3 4.8
38% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 31%
 
10.8 9.5 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 11.9 10.5
4.2 2.8 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.9 4.3
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 33 19 8 6 67 34 17 12 3 2 33 10 16 7 5 4 34 24 33 65
2 Kawasaki Frontale 33 19 6 8 62 40 17 14 1 2 38 18 16 5 5 6 24 22 22 63
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 3 4 31 15 16 5 6 5 19 24 11 54
4 Cerezo Osaka 33 13 12 8 46 39 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 6 7 4 23 20 7 51
5 Kashima Antlers 33 13 12 8 47 42 16 7 5 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 51
6 Tokyo 33 14 7 12 44 40 16 8 5 3 25 12 17 6 2 9 19 28 4 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 33 13 8 12 42 42 16 6 3 7 21 23 17 7 5 5 21 19 0 47
8 Urawa Reds 33 10 14 9 47 38 16 7 7 2 31 16 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 44
9 Nagoya Grampus 33 10 13 10 29 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 16 3 7 6 12 18 -6 43
10 Consadole Sapporo 33 10 12 11 41 52 16 6 6 4 21 21 17 4 6 7 20 31 -11 42
11 Sagan Tosu 33 9 14 10 43 42 16 5 8 3 21 11 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 41
12 Vissel Kobe 33 11 7 15 34 38 16 7 3 6 20 13 17 4 4 9 14 25 -4 40
13 Shonan Bellmare 33 9 11 13 29 38 17 5 6 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 14 16 -9 38
14 Avispa Fukuoka 33 9 10 14 28 37 17 5 6 6 17 18 16 4 4 8 11 19 -9 37
15 Gamba Osaka 33 9 9 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 16 5 3 8 15 23 -11 36
16 Kyoto Sanga 33 8 11 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 21 -8 35
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 33 7 12 14 41 50 17 2 8 7 20 29 16 5 4 7 21 21 -9 33
18 Júbilo Iwata 33 6 11 16 32 57 16 4 6 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 29

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 Yokohama F. Marinos 33 19 8 6 67 34 17 12 3 2 33 10 16 7 5 4 34 24 33 65
2 Kawasaki Frontale 33 19 6 8 62 40 17 14 1 2 38 18 16 5 5 6 24 22 22 63
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 3 4 31 15 16 5 6 5 19 24 11 54
4 Cerezo Osaka 33 13 12 8 46 39 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 6 7 4 23 20 7 51
5 Kashima Antlers 33 13 12 8 47 42 16 7 5 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 51
6 Tokyo 33 14 7 12 44 40 16 8 5 3 25 12 17 6 2 9 19 28 4 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 33 13 8 12 42 42 16 6 3 7 21 23 17 7 5 5 21 19 0 47
8 Urawa Reds 33 10 14 9 47 38 16 7 7 2 31 16 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 44
9 Nagoya Grampus 33 10 13 10 29 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 16 3 7 6 12 18 -6 43
10 Consadole Sapporo 33 10 12 11 41 52 16 6 6 4 21 21 17 4 6 7 20 31 -11 42
11 Sagan Tosu 33 9 14 10 43 42 16 5 8 3 21 11 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 41
12 Vissel Kobe 33 11 7 15 34 38 16 7 3 6 20 13 17 4 4 9 14 25 -4 40
13 Shonan Bellmare 33 9 11 13 29 38 17 5 6 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 14 16 -9 38
14 Avispa Fukuoka 33 9 10 14 28 37 17 5 6 6 17 18 16 4 4 8 11 19 -9 37
15 Gamba Osaka 33 9 9 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 16 5 3 8 15 23 -11 36
16 Kyoto Sanga 33 8 11 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 21 -8 35
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 33 7 12 14 41 50 17 2 8 7 20 29 16 5 4 7 21 21 -9 33
18 Júbilo Iwata 33 6 11 16 32 57 16 4 6 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 29

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