Sagan Tosu and Vissel Kobe regulars look forward to J-League event at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

Sagan Tosu battle against Vissel Kobe for glory and triumph.

Insights:
  • Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+6) in J-League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

Only two J-League home games for Sagan Tosu so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Sagan Tosu in their previous match, an away game at Cerezo Osaka that ended in defeat 1-2. The striker Honda outdid all others in that match and received a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Honda scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 0-0 scoreline against Consadole Sapporo before that, played at home in the Nabisco Cup.

Sagan Tosu has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {5 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Vissel Kobe form and stats

Only one away game in the J-League so far for Vissel Kobe and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 9 losses from 17 travels.

Home advantage was not enough for Vissel Kobe in their previous game as they lost hosting Urawa Reds, 0-1. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Osako, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Osako hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The fixture before that was the Nabisco Cup-duel against Nagoya Grampus, a home defeat (0-2).

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Vissel Kobe has managed {3 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Vissel Kobe have avoided a loss in the last 9 games (7-2-0) facing Sagan Tosu.

Top Goalscorers

Vissel KobeG. Sakai
G. Sakai
2 goals
Vissel KobeY. Ōsako
Y. Ōsako
2 goals
SaganF. Honda
F. Honda
1 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Vissel Kobe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Vissel Kobe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 1 4
1 1 1 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 1 Scored S 0 3 8
8 5 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 25%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
5.8 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 5.5
4.8 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3
1.2 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 19 13.5
2.8 3.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 9 5.2
36% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 38%
 
15.8 17 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 9.5
6.8 9.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 2.5
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in J-League
  • Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+6) in J-League
Sagan Tosu Last season Vissel Kobe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
9 5   Won W   4 11
15 9   Drew D   4 7
10 3   Lost L   9 16
45 23   Scored S   14 35
44 13   Conceded C   25 41
82% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
71% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 68%
50% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 41%
32% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 24%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
47% 41%   BTTS BTTS   41% 38%
35% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 32%
35% 35%   Failed to Score F T   35% 41%
 
4.5 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 5.4
3.7 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.4
1.1 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.8
0 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
10.2 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.2
3.4 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.1
39% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 25%
 
10.9 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 11.6
4.2 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9
2 Nagoya Grampus 4 3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 1 4 9
3 Albirex Niigata 4 2 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Kashima Antlers 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 7
5 Tokyo 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 7
7 Avispa Fukuoka 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Kyoto Sanga 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 6
9 Urawa Reds 4 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 4 -2 6
10 Shonan Bellmare 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 5
11 Consadole Sapporo 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Cerezo Osaka 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
14 Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 4
15 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 4
16 Kashiwa Reysol 4 0 2 2 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 2
17 Gamba Osaka 4 0 2 2 4 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 2
18 Yokohama 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1
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 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 20 8 6 70 35 17 12 3 2 33 10 17 8 5 4 37 25 35 68
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 20 6 8 65 42 17 14 1 2 38 18 17 6 5 6 27 24 23 66
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 52 41 17 10 3 4 31 15 17 5 7 5 21 26 11 55
4 Kashima Antlers 34 13 13 8 47 42 17 7 6 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 52
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 5 5 23 20 17 6 7 4 23 20 6 51
6 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 46 43 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 2 9 19 28 3 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 34 13 8 13 43 44 17 6 3 8 22 25 17 7 5 5 21 19 -1 47
8 Nagoya Grampus 34 11 13 10 30 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 17 4 7 6 13 18 -5 46
9 Urawa Reds 34 10 15 9 48 39 17 7 8 2 32 17 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 45
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 11 12 11 45 55 17 7 6 4 25 24 17 4 6 7 20 31 -10 45
11 Sagan Tosu 34 9 15 10 45 44 17 5 9 3 23 13 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 42
12 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 31 39 17 5 6 6 15 22 17 5 5 7 16 17 -8 41
13 Vissel Kobe 34 11 7 16 35 41 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 4 9 14 25 -6 40
14 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 11 14 29 38 17 5 6 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 20 -9 38
15 Gamba Osaka 34 9 10 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 4 8 15 23 -11 37
16 Kyoto Sanga 34 8 12 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 36
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 12 15 44 54 17 2 8 7 20 29 17 5 4 8 24 25 -10 33
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 6 12 16 32 57 17 4 7 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9
2 Nagoya Grampus 4 3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 1 4 9
3 Albirex Niigata 4 2 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Kashima Antlers 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 7
5 Tokyo 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 7
7 Avispa Fukuoka 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Kyoto Sanga 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 6
9 Urawa Reds 4 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 4 -2 6
10 Shonan Bellmare 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 5
11 Consadole Sapporo 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
13 Cerezo Osaka 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
14 Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 4
15 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 4
16 Kashiwa Reysol 4 0 2 2 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 2
17 Gamba Osaka 4 0 2 2 4 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 2
18 Yokohama 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1

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