Open game expected at Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka: Shonan Bellmare vs Sagan Tosu preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka (18500 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Shonan Bellmare fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sagan Tosu.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shonan Bellmare and Sagan Tosu.

Sagan Tosu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Shonan Bellmare form and stats

Shonan Bellmare have collected 14 points from their home games so far after 4-2-6.

Shonan Bellmare's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Sagan Tosu. Before that match, a win away at Júbilo Iwata.

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 Shonan Bellmare have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 2 Lost 3.

Shonan Bellmare has scored 17 goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sagan Tosu so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sagan Tosu, as they have won on their previous two travels.

It's the second away game in a row for Sagan Tosu, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Shonan Bellmare in the J-League last time out. Before that, Sagan Tosu secured a home win against Kashiwa Reysol with the score 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sagan Tosu in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Sagan Tosu, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games, an average of less than one per game. 19 goals have been conceded by Sagan Tosu 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: Shonan Bellmare - Sagan Tosu 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shonan Bellmare 5 wins, 3 draws and Sagan Tosu 2 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Taketomi
5 goals / 1 assists
R. Yamasaki
4 goals / 4 assists
Isaac Cuenca
4 goals / 1 assists

Shonan Bellmare missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Shonan Bellmare Sagan Tosu
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
23 12 4 Played 3 13 23
9 4 2 Won 1 3 7
2 2 1 Drew 0 2 3
12 6 1 Lost 2 8 13
33 17 6 Scored 3 9 20
39 19 5 Conceded 5 19 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 85% 91%
87% 92% 100% Over 1.5 100% 62% 61%
48% 50% 50% Over 2.5 67% 46% 43%
39% 33% 25% Over 3.5 0% 15% 26%
30% 25% 0% Over 4.5 0% 8% 9%
57% 67% 75% BTTS 67% 38% 35%
13% 8% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 23% 22%
30% 25% 25% Failed To Score 33% 54% 52%
 
4.5 4.2 4 Corners For (avg) 5.3 5.1 4.9
5.2 5.1 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.9 5.2
1.4 1.2 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.5 1.3
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Sagan Tosu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Shonan Bellmare
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J2-League J-League
All Home Away
14-07-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 3 - 1 Vissel Kobe
20-07-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 5 - 2 Shonan Bellmare
03-08-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 3 - 2 Kashima Antlers
11-08-19 JL Júbilo Iwata 2 - 3 Shonan Bellmare
17-08-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 2 - 3 Sagan Tosu
24-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 10:00 Shonan Bellmare
01-09-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 10:00 Urawa Reds
14-09-19 JL Oita Trinita 09:00 Shonan Bellmare
29-09-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 10:00 Shimizu S-Pulse
06-10-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 10:00 Kawasaki Frontale
Sagan Tosu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
20-07-19 JL Kashima Antlers 2 - 1 Sagan Tosu
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 10:30 Vissel Kobe
31-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Vegalta Sendai
14-09-19 JL Gamba Osaka 10:00 Sagan Tosu
28-09-19 JL Sagan Tosu 05:00 Urawa Reds
05-10-19 JL Sagan Tosu 05:00 Tokyo

  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 23 15 3 5 34 17 15 12 0 3 27 11 8 3 3 2 7 6 17 48
2 Kashima Antlers 23 13 5 5 40 21 11 9 1 1 23 7 12 4 4 4 17 14 19 44
3 Kawasaki Frontale 23 10 10 3 35 20 12 3 8 1 13 8 11 7 2 2 22 12 15 40
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 23 11 6 6 31 18 11 5 3 3 12 7 12 6 3 3 19 11 13 39
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 23 12 3 8 37 30 12 7 3 2 21 10 11 5 0 6 16 20 7 39
6 Consadole Sapporo 23 10 5 8 39 28 11 6 3 2 23 13 12 4 2 6 16 15 11 35
7 Cerezo Osaka 23 10 4 9 23 18 11 5 2 4 12 6 12 5 2 5 11 12 5 34
8 Oita Trinita 23 9 7 7 27 23 12 5 3 4 13 8 11 4 4 3 14 15 4 34
9 Nagoya Grampus 22 8 6 8 34 29 10 6 1 3 16 7 12 2 5 5 18 22 5 30
10 Urawa Reds 23 8 6 9 22 32 11 3 3 5 10 18 12 5 3 4 12 14 -10 30
11 Shonan Bellmare 23 9 2 12 33 39 12 4 2 6 17 19 11 5 0 6 16 20 -6 29
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 23 8 4 11 28 50 11 5 0 6 14 29 12 3 4 5 14 21 -22 28
13 Vegalta Sendai 23 8 3 12 26 34 12 7 2 3 19 16 11 1 1 9 7 18 -8 27
14 Vissel Kobe 23 7 5 11 36 39 11 4 3 4 21 18 12 3 2 7 15 21 -3 26
15 Gamba Osaka 22 6 8 8 28 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 3 4 4 15 18 -4 26
16 Sagan Tosu 23 7 3 13 20 34 10 4 1 5 11 15 13 3 2 8 9 19 -14 24
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 22 4 7 11 12 27 11 2 3 6 7 14 11 2 4 5 5 13 -15 19
18 Júbilo Iwata 22 4 5 13 17 31 11 1 4 6 12 18 11 3 1 7 5 13 -14 17

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