Sagan Tosu have performed better than Tokyo so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
It's quite the trip for Tokyo when visiting Sagan Tosu as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium as Sagan Tosu have scored 22 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Cerezo Osaka in the J-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Tomoya Koyamatsu, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.01 (out of 10). Koyamatsu scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass. A disappointing finish for Sagan in their match versus Cerezo Osaka as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The Sagan goalkeeper Park Il-Kyu was crucial in the match against Cerezo Osaka last time out, making six saves.
Ahead of that match, Sagan won a home game hosting Nagoya Grampus (3-1).The Sagan manager M. Kim has got the team scoring with 22 from 11 home games in the league. From these home matches, Sagan have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tokyo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cerezo Osaka (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The J-League match ended in a draw 3-3. Midfielder Leandro was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Leandro scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total). It looked so good for Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. As you can tell from the result, the match against Cerezo Osaka was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shonan Bellmare at their stadium, the result 1-0.Tokyo have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Tokyo have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tokyo - Sagan 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Sagan, two draws and three wins for Tokyo. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 9 goals |   K. Yamashita 8 goals |  N. Sakai 6 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 82% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 91% |
| 64% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 68% |
| 32% | 45% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 59% |
| 14% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 9% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 36% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 45% |
| 45% | 64% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 36% |
| 36% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 36% | 27% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 11.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 40% |
- 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 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 26 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -37 | 11 |