This match features two teams living in the basement of the J-League, Shonan Bellmare holding 18th place and Sagan Tosu lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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 Bellmare and Sagan Tosu.
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.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Shonan Bellmare, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in J-League, have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka.
The Bellmare supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kashiwa Reysol in J-League and win 3-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Cerezo Osaka.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bellmare as they are travelling to their away game against Sagan Tosu in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bellmare here at Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). 14 goals have been conceded.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
There's been little loot from Sagan Tosu's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the J-League. Sagan Tosu only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Sagan has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shimizu S-Pulse for a J-League game that ended a draw (1-1). A 0-2 loss hosting Kashima Antlers before that.
The draw against Shimizu S-Pulse came from a losing position. The Sagan Tosu manager M. Kim brought on D. Hayashi as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sagan Tosu are hosting Shonan Bellmare in the J-League only four days away.
Sagan Tosu have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sagan Tosu have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Shonan Bellmare victories, three draws and two Sagan Tosu wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ishihara 6 goals |  D. Hayashi 6 goals | R. Harakawa 3 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 37 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 32 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 50% | 36% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 45% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 18% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 50% | 64% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | 69 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 66 | 167 |
| 51 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 26 | 60 |
| 31% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 35% |
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest scored goals (18) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest scored goals (7) at home in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -24 | 13 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 12 |