Sagan Tosu hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 14th position in the J-League table. Visiting Urawa Reds holds 10th place with 30 pts.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a J-League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Gamba Osaka, was also a home game here at Best Amenity Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sagan Tosu have to build on here at Best Amenity Stadium in the J-League.
The Sagan fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Best Amenity Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Gamba Osaka (placed 4th). Prior to that, an away loss at Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kashima Antlers are coming to town in four days.
Sagan Tosu has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Sagan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa Reds have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 6-0-3 from 9 games. Recent form does not give Urawa much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sagan Tosu will be a tough nut to crack. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Urawa Reds are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
S. Koroki was the last player to score for the away team. Urawa haven't scored a league goal in the last 300 minutes.
Urawa failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Nagoya Grampus (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Tokyo.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kashiwa Reysol.
Urawa Reds have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 9 away matches. The Urawa manager T. Ōtsuki has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Urawa Reds - Sagan Tosu 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sagan Tosu two wins, five draws and Urawa Reds three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 9 goals |  D. Hayashi 5 goals |  S. Koroki 4 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 89% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 78% | 57% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 44% | 29% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 33% | 14% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 67% | 48% |
| 21% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 11% | 19% |
| 42% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 136 | 83 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 51 | 146 |
| 51 | 27 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 22 | 50 |
| 39% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 34% |
- All of Urawa Reds's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 43 | 56 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 9 |