Sagan Tosu host Vissel Kobe with faith in picking up all three points. Can they? Check our match guide!
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in J-League
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Sagan Tosu are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Sagan's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Tokyo (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Sagan Tosu "killed" Tokyo in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Goalkeeper Il-Kyu got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.15 out of ten. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.
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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 5 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Sagan Tosu after this match as they are travelling to Kawasaki Frontale for a J-League game in only four days.
Sagan Tosu have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively Sagan Tosu have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have only collected 3 points from their away games in the J-League, after 0-3-6 (9 played).
Vissel's previous game was their home loss versus Urawa Reds (0-1). Defender Sakai was the best team player with a rating of 7.35. Sakai hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Vissel Kobe in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Vissel Kobe, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Vissel Kobe, the J-League home match versus Shimizu S-Pulse. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sagan and Vissel Kobe have faced each other earlier this season: Vissel Kobe - Sagan Tosu 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Sagan Tosu wins - draws - Vissel Kobe wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kakita 5 goals | M. Tashiro 3 goals | F. Honda 3 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| 72% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 61% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 67% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 39% |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 39% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 1 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 10.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 47% | 52% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | 21% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.3 | 11.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
- Sagan Tosu have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vissel Kobe have scored away.
- Sagan Tosu have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have the fewest points (3) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Vissel Kobe have yet to win a 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Jubilo Iwata | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
