Evenly matched teams: Sagan Tosu vs Vegalta Sendai match preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Best Amenity Stadium (24490 seats)

Sagan Tosu are welcoming Vegalta Sendai for another important game after their 1-6 result against Vissel Kobe.

Sagan Tosu and Vegalta Sendai should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

Sagan Tosu have played 11 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Sagan Tosu's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-6 versus Vissel Kobe. Before that match, a win away at Shonan Bellmare.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sagan Tosu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 2 Lost 7.

The Sagan Tosu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sagan Tosu defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

Vegalta Sendai, who have the fewest points (4) away in J-League, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-1-9 (11 played).

There were no winners in Vegalta Sendai's previous match, a J-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Shonan Bellmare. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Kawasaki Frontale.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vegalta Sendai playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Vegalta Sendai wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vegalta Sendai have conceded 18 goals 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: Vegalta Sendai - Sagan Tosu 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sagan Tosu 2 wins, 3 draws and Vegalta Sendai 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Nagasawa
6 goals / 2 assists
Isaac Cuenca
4 goals
Ramon Lopes
4 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Sagan Tosu Vegalta Sendai
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
24 11 3 Played 3 11 24
7 4 3 Won 1 1 8
3 1 0 Drew 0 1 4
14 6 0 Lost 2 9 12
21 12 8 Scored 4 7 27
40 21 3 Conceded 6 18 35
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 91% 92%
62% 64% 67% Over 1.5 67% 55% 75%
46% 45% 67% Over 2.5 33% 36% 54%
29% 45% 67% Over 3.5 33% 18% 25%
12% 18% 33% Over 4.5 33% 9% 4%
38% 36% 67% BTTS 33% 36% 50%
21% 18% 33% Clean Sheets 33% 18% 21%
50% 45% 0% Failed To Score 33% 55% 38%
 
5 4.8 5.3 Corners For (avg) 7.3 5.3 4.9
5.1 4.1 3.3 Corners Against (avg) 2.7 4.5 5.1
1.3 1.2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 1.3 1
3 1 1 Red Cards 1 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Sagan Tosu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
04-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 2 - 2 Oita Trinita
11-08-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 1 - 2 Sagan Tosu
14-08-19 EC Sagan Tosu 0 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol
17-08-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 2 - 3 Sagan Tosu
23-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 1 - 6 Vissel Kobe
31-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Vegalta Sendai
14-09-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Sagan Tosu
18-09-19 EC Sagan Tosu 10:00 Cerezo Osaka
28-09-19 JL Sagan Tosu 05:00 Urawa Reds
05-10-19 JL Sagan Tosu 05:00 Tokyo
Vegalta Sendai
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
03-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 2 - 1 Júbilo Iwata
10-08-19 JL Tokyo 1 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
14-08-19 EC Vegalta Sendai 1 - 0 Kataller Toyama
17-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 2 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale
24-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 1 - 1 Shonan Bellmare
31-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Vegalta Sendai
14-09-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 05:00 Vegalta Sendai
18-09-19 EC V-Varen Nagasaki 10:00 Vegalta Sendai
28-09-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 10:00 Yokohama F. Marinos
05-10-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 05:00 Matsumoto Yamaga

  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 25 16 4 5 37 19 15 12 0 3 27 11 10 4 4 2 10 8 18 52
2 Kashima Antlers 24 13 6 5 42 23 12 9 2 1 25 9 12 4 4 4 17 14 19 45
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 13 3 8 42 31 12 7 3 2 21 10 12 6 0 6 21 21 11 42
4 Kawasaki Frontale 24 10 11 3 37 22 13 3 9 1 15 10 11 7 2 2 22 12 15 41
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 11 7 6 31 18 12 5 4 3 12 7 12 6 3 3 19 11 13 40
6 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 4 9 25 18 11 5 2 4 12 6 13 6 2 5 13 12 7 37
7 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 40 29 12 6 4 2 24 14 12 4 2 6 16 15 11 36
8 Oita Trinita 24 9 8 7 27 23 12 5 3 4 13 8 12 4 5 3 14 15 4 35
9 Nagoya Grampus 25 8 7 10 37 37 12 6 1 5 18 14 13 2 6 5 19 23 0 31
10 Shonan Bellmare 24 9 3 12 34 40 12 4 2 6 17 19 12 5 1 6 17 21 -6 30
11 Urawa Reds 24 8 6 10 23 34 12 3 3 6 11 20 12 5 3 4 12 14 -11 30
12 Vissel Kobe 24 8 5 11 42 40 11 4 3 4 21 18 13 4 2 7 21 22 2 29
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 8 5 11 30 52 11 5 0 6 14 29 13 3 5 5 16 23 -22 29
14 Gamba Osaka 24 6 10 8 31 35 12 3 5 4 14 15 12 3 5 4 17 20 -4 28
15 Vegalta Sendai 24 8 4 12 27 35 13 7 3 3 20 17 11 1 1 9 7 18 -8 28
16 Sagan Tosu 24 7 3 14 21 40 11 4 1 6 12 21 13 3 2 8 9 19 -19 24
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 24 5 8 11 15 29 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 3 4 5 7 14 -14 23
18 Júbilo Iwata 24 4 6 14 18 34 12 1 4 7 12 20 12 3 2 7 6 14 -16 18

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