Sagan Tosu prevails over Júbilo Iwata 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOSU. Sagan Tosu tops Júbilo Iwata with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Miyashiro (43') and a goal from Y. Kakita (85').

Sagan Tosu prevails over Júbilo Iwata 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOSU. Sagan Tosu beats Júbilo Iwata with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Miyashiro (43′) and a goal from Y. Kakita (85′). Sagan Tosu took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu) stadium in Tosu on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura with the assistance of Yusuke Hamamoto and Yusuke Shiotsu. The 4th official was Atsushi Masaki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.2 degrees Celsius or 84.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 90
  • 45 Dangerous attack 41
  • 93 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Sagan Tosu had a superior ball possession 58% while Júbilo Iwata was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sagan Tosu won the match​.

Sagan Tosu shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Júbilo Iwata shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sagan Tosu received 1 yellow card (Y. Naganuma). Talking about the opposition, Júbilo Iwata didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Yoichi Naganuma- Yellow
4'
22'
Ko Matsubara- sub ->R. Morioka
43'
46'
Fabián González- sub ->A. Kurokawa
67'
67'
Yasuhito Endo- sub ->Ricardo Graca
Yuki Horigome- sub ->Y. Naganuma
69'
F. Honda- sub ->T. Kikuchi
69'
80'
Yuki Otsu- sub ->R. Uehara
84'
85'
Naoyuki Fujita - sub ->K. Koizumi
88'
88'

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Sagan Tosu will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Júbilo Iwata will host Kyoto Sanga on the 4th of November with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Júbilo Iwata (1 draw).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
7.4
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
7.3
D
Diego 5.Brazil
7.1
D
Shinya Nakano 13.Japan
7.5
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
7.3
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
7.3
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
7.1
88'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
6.6
69' 4'
M
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
7.0
69'
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
7.1
88'
F
Taisei Miyashiro 11.Japan
7.3
84' Goals43'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
D
Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan
M
Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan
88'
M
Yuki Horigome 44.Japan
6.6
69'
M
F. Honda 8.Japan
7.2
69'
M
Naoyuki Fujita  14.Japan
88'
F
Yuki Kakita 19.Japan
7.6
84' Goals85'

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

The manager Kenta Kawai decided to play with the following team: Park Il-Kyu (7.4), Wataru Harada (7.3), Seok Ho Hwang (7.3), Diego (7.1), Shinya Nakano (7.5), Akito Fukuta (7.3), Kei Koizumi (7.1), Yoichi Naganuma (6.6), Taichi Kikuchi (7.0), Yuto Iwasaki (7.1) and Taisei Miyashiro (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Masaya Tashiro, Jun Nishikawa, Yuki Horigome (6.6), Fuchi Honda (7.2), Naoyuki Fujita, Yuki Kakita (7.6) and Masahiro Okamoto.

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Y. Naganuma for Y. Horigome (69′), T. Kikuchi for F. Honda (69′), T. Miyashiro for Y. Kakita (84′), K. Koizumi for N. Fujita (88′) and Y. Iwasaki for J. Nishikawa (88′).

Best player: Yuki Kakita​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Yuki Kakita.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 84′.

Júbilo Iwata – Formation

Júbilo Iwata
G
Yuji Kajikawa 24.Japan
6.8
D
Makito Ito 6.Japan
6.6
D
Ricardo Graça 36.Brazil
6.5
67'
D
Riku Morioka 25.Japan
6.8
22'
M
Daiki Ogawa 5.Japan
6.3
M
Kosuke Yamamoto 23.Japan
6.8
M
Yuto Suzuki 17.Japan
7.1
M
Rikiya Uehara 7.Japan
6.5
80'
M
Atsushi Kurokawa 32.Japan
6.4
46'
F
Shota Kaneko 40.Japan
6.7
F
Ryo Germain 18.Japan
6.8
67'
Substitutes
G
Ryuki Miura 21.Japan
D
Ko Matsubara 4.Japan
6.8
22'
M
Yasuhito Endo 50.Japan
6.1
67'
M
Kotaro Omori 8.Japan
F
Yuki Otsu 11.Japan
6.2
80'
F
Kenyu Sugimoto 9.Japan
6.5
67'
F
Fabián González 29.Colombia
6.4
46'

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

Akira Ito played with: Yuji Kajikawa (6.8), Riku Morioka (6.8), Makito Ito (6.6), Ricardo Graça (6.5), Kosuke Yamamoto (6.8), Yuto Suzuki (7.1), Rikiya Uehara (6.5), Atsushi Kurokawa (6.4), Daiki Ogawa (6.3), Shota Kaneko (6.7) and Ryo Germain (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Yasuhito Endo (6.1), Ryuki Miura, Ko Matsubara (6.8), Yuki Otsu (6.2), Kenyu Sugimoto (6.5), Kotaro Omori and Fabián González (6.4).

Júbilo Iwata could not rely on the presence of K. Matsubara (injured) and Y. Endo (injured).

Substitutions

Júbilo Iwata made 5 changes: R. Morioka for K. Matsubara (22′), A. Kurokawa for F. Gonzalez (46′), R. Germain for K. Sugimoto (67′), Ricardo Graca for Y. Endo (67′) and R. Uehara for Y. Otsu (80′).

Best player: Yuto Suzuki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Júbilo Iwata was Yuto Suzuki.

His rating is (7.1) with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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