YOKOHAMA. Sagan Tosu didn’t concede much to Yokohama to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Wednesday. Sagan Tosu was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Hiroki Kasahara with the help of Taku Nakano and Soichi Iwasaki. The 4th official was Naoya Okawa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sagan Tosu was in firm control of the ball 56% while Yokohama was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Sagan Tosu to win the match​.

Yokohama shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sagan Tosu shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Yokohama didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sagan Tosu received 2 yellow cards (Y. Higuchi and K. Koizumi).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Yokohama will have 26 points like Vegalta Sendai to stay in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu will have 53 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama will host Vissel Kobe on the 20th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vissel Kobe (1 draw).

Sagan Tosu will host Consadole Sapporo on the 20th of November with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Consadole Sapporo (2 draws).

Yokohama – Formation

Yokohama started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Tomonobu Hayakawa decided to play with the following team: Svend Brodersen (7.0), Han Hogang (7.2), Hideto Takahashi (7.1), Katsuya Iwatake (7.1), Yota Maejima (6.8), Reo Yasunaga (6.2), Tatsuki Seko (7.1), Eijiro Takeda (7.1), Ryo Germain (6.5), Yusuke Matsuo (6.6) and Saulo Mineiro (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Arthur Silva (6.9), Felipe Vizeu (6.6), Daiki Nakashio, Yuya Takagi (6.4), Shunsuke Nakamura (6.8), Kazuma Watanabe (6.4) and Yuji Rokutan.

Substitutions

Yokohama made 5 changes: Saulo Mineiro for K. Watanabe (68′), E. Takeda for Y. Takagi (79′), R. Germain for F. Vizeu (79′), Y. Matsuo for S. Nakamura (84′) and R. Yasunaga for A. Feitoza (84′).

Best player: Han Hogang​

The most impressive player for Yokohama was Han Hogang.

His rating is (7.2) with 47 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

On the other side, Myung Hwi Kim played with: Park Il-Kyu (6.8), Toshio Shimakawa (6.9), Masaya Tashiro (7.1), Ayumu Ohata (6.8), Kei Koizumi (7.6), Nanasei Iino (6.9), Yuta Higuchi (7.8), Keiya Sento (7.1), Yoshihiro Nakano (7.0), Noriyoshi Sakai (6.5) and Tomoya Koyamatsu (6.8).

They had on the bench: Yuto Iwasaki (6.7), Eduardo, Ryunosuke Sagara (6.4), Keita Yamashita (7.0), Yong-Gi Ryang, Tatsuya Morita and Shinya Nakano.

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 4 changes: T. Koyamatsu for Y. Iwasaki (64′), N. Sakai for K. Yamashita (64′), Y. Nakano for R. Sagara (83′) and Y. Higuchi for Y. Ryang (90′).

Best player: Yuta Higuchi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Yuta Higuchi.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​

• Kawasaki Frontale – Urawa Reds – 1-1
• Yokohama F. Marinos – Gamba Osaka – 0-1
• Tokyo – Shimizu S-Pulse – 4-0
• Yokohama – Sagan Tosu – 0-0
• Tokushima Vortis – Cerezo Osaka – 0-1
• Nagoya Grampus – Kashiwa Reysol – 2-0
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Kashima Antlers – 1-4
• Avispa Fukuoka – Oita Trinita – 1-0
• Consadole Sapporo – Shonan Bellmare – 1-1
• Vissel Kobe – Vegalta Sendai – 4-2