TOSU. Sagan Tosu prevails over Consadole Sapporo 1-0 after Y. Higuchi scored just 1 goal (38′). Consadole Sapporo was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu) stadium in Tosu on Saturday and it started at 5:00 am local time. The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the collaboration of Tadashi Baba and Noriyuki Suzuki. The 4th official was Atsushi Masaki. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Sagan Tosu

1 - 0

Consadole Sapporo

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 14 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 56 Attack 63
  • 39 Dangerous attack 56
  • 59 Ball safe 55
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Consadole Sapporo was in firm control of the ball 63% while Sagan Tosu was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Consadole Sapporo was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Sagan Tosu succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Sagan Tosu shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Consadole Sapporo shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sagan Tosu received 1 yellow card (K. Koizumi). On the other side, Consadole Sapporo received 1 yellow card (T. Arano).

Match Timeline

12'
38'
46'
71'
Ryunosuke Sagara- sub ->R. Shirasaki
71'
71'
77'
Takuma Arano - Yellow
78'
78'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Kawasaki Frontale
92
38
Yokohama F. Marinos
79
38
Vissel Kobe
73
38
Kashima Antlers
69
38
Nagoya Grampus
66
38
Urawa Reds
63
38
Sagan Tosu
59
38
Avispa Fukuoka
54
38
Tokyo
53
38
Consadole Sapporo
51
38
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
49
38
Cerezo Osaka
48
38
Gamba Osaka
44
38
Shimizu S-Pulse
42
38
Kashiwa Reysol
41
38
Shonan Bellmare
37
38
Tokushima Vortis
36
38
Oita Trinita
35
38
Vegalta Sendai
28
38
Yokohama
27
38

After playing this contest, Sagan Tosu will have 59 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Consadole Sapporo will stay with 45 points like Cerezo Osaka to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sagan Tosu will play away with Kashima Antlers on the 27th of November with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Kashima Antlers (3 draws).

Consadole Sapporo will host Kashiwa Reysol on the 27th of November with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Kashiwa Reysol (0 draws).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
7.6
D
Eduardo 3.Brazil
7.1
D
Shinya Nakano 47.Japan
6.5
D
Toshio Shimakawa 4.Japan
7.4
M
A. Ohata 31.Japan
6.8
12'
M
D. Matsumoto 39.Japan
8.3
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
7.1
90'
M
K. Sento 44.Japan
6.8
78'
M
Yuta Higuchi 10.Japan
8.4
38'
F
Noriyoshi Sakai 15.Japan
6.6
71'
F
Ryohei Shirasaki 13.Japan
6.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Tatsuya Morita 1.Japan
D
Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan
6.8
78'
M
Tomoya Koyamatsu 22.Japan
7.3
12'
M
Y. Takahashi 14.Japan
6.4
78'
M
Ryunosuke Sagara 27.Japan
6.7
71'
M
Yong-Gi Ryang 50.Korea DPR
F
Keita Yamashita 9.Japan
6.5
71'

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

The manager Myung Hwi Kim decided to play with the following team: Park Il-Kyu (7.6), Toshio Shimakawa (7.4), Eduardo (7.1), Shinya Nakano (6.5), Kei Koizumi (7.1), Daisuke Matsumoto (8.3), Yuta Higuchi (8.4), Keiya Sento (6.8), Ayumu Ohata (6.8), Noriyoshi Sakai (6.6) and Ryohei Shirasaki (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Keita Yamashita (6.5), Tatsuya Morita, Tomoya Koyamatsu (7.3), Masaya Tashiro (6.8), Yoshiki Takahashi (6.4), Ryunosuke Sagara (6.7) and Yong-Gi Ryang.

Sagan Tosu could not rely on the presence of T. Koyamatsu (injured).

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: A. Ohata for T. Koyamatsu (12′), N. Sakai for K. Yamashita (71′), R. Shirasaki for R. Sagara (71′), K. Sento for Y. Takahashi (78′) and T. Koyamatsu for M. Tashiro (78′).

Best player: Yuta Higuchi​

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

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Consadole Sapporo – Formation

Consadole Sapporo
G
Takanori Sugeno 1.Japan
6.9
D
Akito Fukumori 5.Japan
7.2
D
Shunta Tanaka 2.Japan
7.3
D
Tomoki Takamine 6.Japan
7.1
M
Yoshiaki Komai 14.Japan
6.8
M
Kazuki Fukai 8.Japan
6.2
46'
M
Ryota Aoki 28.Japan
5.8
M
Takuro Kaneko 9.Japan
6.7
F
Takuma Arano 27.Japan
6.6
77'
F
Chanathip Songkrasin 18.Thailand
6.4
F
Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa 35.Japan
6.6
71'
Substitutes
G
Kojiro Nakano 34.Japan
D
Takahiro Yanagi 3.Japan
D
Shota Nishino 47.Japan
D
Toya Nakamura 24.Japan
D
Daihachi Okamura 50.Japan
F
J. Bothroyd 48.England
6.8
71'
F
Milan Tučič 32.Slovenia
6.6
46'

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

Mihailo Petrović played with: Takanori Sugeno (6.9), Shunta Tanaka (7.3), Tomoki Takamine (7.1), Akito Fukumori (7.2), Takuro Kaneko (6.7), Kazuki Fukai (6.2), Yoshiaki Komai (6.8), Ryota Aoki (5.8), Takuma Arano (6.6), Chanathip Songkrasin (6.4) and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Takahiro Yanagi, Shota Nishino, Jay Bothroyd (6.8), Toya Nakamura, Kojiro Nakano, Milan Tučič (6.6) and Daihachi Okamura.

Substitutions

Consadole Sapporo made 2 changes: K. Fukai for M. Tucic (46′) and T. Ogashiwa for J. Bothroyd (71′).

Best player: Shunta Tanaka​

The most impressive player for Consadole Sapporo was Shunta Tanaka.

His rating is (7.3) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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