Struggling Sagan Tosu will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tokyo in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Sagan nor Tokyo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tokyo, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Sagan Tosu at their home stadium (Best Amenity Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Sagan has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Kim and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sagan Tosu, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The fans are hoping that Sagan Tosu will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 3-4 away loss in the J-League game against Vissel Kobe (placed 11th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Yokohama F. Marinos (1-3).
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 manager M. Kim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama F. Marinos in only three days.
The Sagan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 5-5-0 from 10 games.
184 minutes! That's how long the Tokyo goalkeeper Akihiro Hayashi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Diego Oliveira and Adailton secured the home win 2-0 against Cerezo Osaka in their previous game. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Vegalta Sendai.
Tokyo has another fixture away, a J-League game, against Urawa Reds in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Tokyo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 10 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Tokyo in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tokyo - Sagan Tosu 2-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Sagan wins - draws - Tokyo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Oliveira Moura 8 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 8 goals |   D. Hayashi 5 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 75% |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | 63 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 94 | 200 |
| 39 | 21 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 41 | 83 |
| 38% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 46% | 40% |
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in J-League
- Tokyo have not yet lost a game away.
- Tokyo have scored more than double the goals of Sagan Tosu.
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 17 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 9 |