Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kashiwa Reysol & Sagan Tosu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Sagan Tosu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.As mentioned below, Kashiwa Reysol are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 J-League games.
Kashiwa Reysol shared the glory with Nagoya Grampus in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The attacking player Koyamatsu was named "man of the match" for Kashiwa Reysol with a rating of 7.82/10. Koyamatsu hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).
Previous to that game, a J-League home match hosting Avispa Fukuoka in a game that was won 1-0.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 Kashiwa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost ten.
Kashiwa Reysol has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Sagan Tosu's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the group stage.Sagan Tosu are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J-League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses).
Sagan Tosu have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto. It's been 268 minutes since they last conceded in J-League.
Sagan has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Yokohama F. Marinos for a 0-0 draw. Il-Kyu (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.42. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Sagan Tosu secured a home win against Urawa Reds with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Sagan Tosu in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Sagan Tosu, four draws and six defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Sagan Tosu's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Sagan are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Kashiwa Reysol wins - draws - Sagan Tosu wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Gonçalves Sávio 2 goals | M. Hosoya 2 goals | T. Koyamatsu 2 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 44% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 24% | ||
| 9 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
