Sagan Tosu hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 4 points and a 18th position in the J-League table. Visiting Shonan Bellmare holds 11th place with 10 pts.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Three home games done for Sagan Tosu, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. It's trouble wherever Sagan Tosu are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways.Sagan Tosu lost their last game at Matsumoto Yamaga after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Kawasaki Frontale that was lost 0-1.
The lack of attacking qualities in Sagan Tosu means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 home games, less than half a goal per match. Sagan Tosu have conceded 5 from these games.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Shonan Bellmare are doing rather OK so far in their away games, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Shonan Bellmare are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.Two away games in a row for Shonan Bellmare, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Matsumoto Yamaga.
Shonan Bellmare have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, 3 away games. As opposed to that, Shonan Bellmare have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 4 - 4 (Sagan Tosu wins - draws - Shonan Bellmare wins).Sagan Tosu missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Shonan Bellmare | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | Played | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | Scored | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | 4 | 11 |
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 88% |
| 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 38% |
| 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | Both teams to score | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 12% |
| 88% | 67% | Failed To Score | 67% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 5.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Shonan Bellmare hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Sagan Tosu is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Shonan Bellmare has failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tokyo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 4 |
