Yokohama F. Marinos should not count on any easy points from hosts Sagan Tosu in this J-League match. Here's the thorough match preview!
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (46) in J-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Sagan Tosu saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Emperor Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Ventforet Kofu, was also a home game here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Sagan Tosu at their home stadium (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Sagan Tosu's attacking players as they have now played 185 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kakita was their last goal scorer.
Sagan's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 1-3 versus Ventforet Kofu (in Emperor Cup).
Preceding that match was a J-League defeat to Kashiwa Reysol (0-1).Sagan Tosu have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Sagan have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
5-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Yokohama F. Marinos in their J-League matches away.
Yokohama F. Marinos are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Cerezo Osaka (placed 6th). Yokohama F. Marinos's last match (vs Cerezo Osaka) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Ceará. Ceará, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.0. Ceará scored two goals.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
The Yokohama F. Marinos manager Muscat has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. Yokohama struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Yokohama F. Marinos - Sagan Tosu 0-0 logged in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Sagan Tosu won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Yokohama F. Marinos managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  L. de Sousa Pereira 9 goals | T. Nishimura 8 goals | A. Lopes de Souza 7 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 46 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 23 |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 60% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 91% | 90% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 38% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 40% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 52% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 38% |
| 40% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 10.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.9 | 14.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 42% | 42% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 43% | 37% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most matches over the total-line (10) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most points from losing position (12) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (23) away in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (46) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the the best goal difference (+23) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Yokohama F. Marinos is in the best form (5-1-0) in J-League
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
