There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Yokohama F. Marinos leading Sagan Tosu by 16 points.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sagan Tosu, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
Yokohama F. Marinos have collected 19 points from their J-League home games so far after 6-1-4. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Yokohama F. Marinos are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Nissan Stadium.
Yokohama enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kashiwa Reysol's place. The match ended 3-1 with D. Maeda and Erik scoring. Ahead of that match, Yokohama F. Marinos won a home game hosting Vegalta Sendai (3-1).
Yokohama are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew one and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Vissel Kobe in only four days. This game is also played here at Nissan Stadium.
Goals decide football matches and Yokohama are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 league matches. Yokohama's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sagan Tosu so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from R. Morishita, Y. Uchida and K. Ishii secured the home win 3-0 against Tokyo in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vissel Kobe wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
The visiting Sagan Tosu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. Sagan's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sagan Tosu - Yokohama 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Yokohama won five, Sagan Tosu won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 43 | 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 88% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 75% |
| 81% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 44% |
| 62% | 64% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 43% | 25% |
| 24% | 18% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 12% |
| 76% | 82% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 44% |
| 19% | 18% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 25% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 57% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 268 | 151 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 41 | 110 |
| 91 | 50 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 18 | 44 |
| 47% | 50% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 41% |
- All of Yokohama F. Marinos's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored more than double the goals of Sagan Tosu.
- Yokohama F. Marinos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 41 | 53 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 9 |