Only the second game in the J-League for these teams and it's all to play for here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium as Sagan Tosu welcomes Urawa Reds. Check out this preview!
It's no vacation for neither Sagan nor Urawa Reds 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 quite the trip for Urawa Reds when visiting Sagan as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sagan as they have a new game in only four days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Vegalta Sendai are visiting.
Last season, Sagan Tosu's league statistics were 7 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the J-League. Over these 34 matches they scored 37 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Sagan Tosu managed 3-7-7 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 20 conceded.
Urawa Reds form and stats
A quick return to home after this game, as Urawa Reds are hosting Yokohama in the J-League only four days away.
Let's have a look at how Urawa Reds performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 7 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 25/34 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sagan two wins, four draws and Urawa Reds four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Hayashi 1 goals | ![]() Y. Abe 1 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Sagan Tosu | Last season | Urawa Reds | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 25 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 34 | 56 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 74% | ||
| 41% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 53% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 32% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 15% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 47% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 26% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 35% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Oita Trinita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 57 | 83 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 65 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 63 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 60 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 59 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 34 | -13 | 46 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 33 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 28 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 27 |