TOSU. Sagan Tosu and Nagoya Grampus didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Sagan Tosu was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
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 Tomohiro Inoue with the assistance of Tomokazu Tajiri and Hiroyoshi Iwata. The 4th official was Yohei Tsuno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.2 degrees Celsius or 84.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 139 Attack 69
- 64 Dangerous attack 31
- 112 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sagan Tosu was in firm control of the ball 60% while Nagoya Grampus was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sagan Tosu had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sagan Tosu to win the match.
Sagan Tosu shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Nagoya Grampus shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sagan Tosu received 1 yellow card (K. Tezuka). Talking about the opposition, Nagoya Grampus received 1 yellow card (S. Inagaki).
Match Timeline
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 record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).
Nagoya Grampus will play away agasint Cerezo Osaka on the 4th of November with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Nagoya Grampus (3 draws).
Sagan Tosu – Formation
Sagan Tosu
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90'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 , Wataru Harada , Seok Ho Hwang , Diego , Shinya Nakano , Akito Fukuta , Naoyuki Fujita , Yoichi Naganuma , Fuchi Honda , Yuto Iwasaki and Taisei Miyashiro .
The home team had on the bench: Masahiro Okamoto, Kentaro Moriya , Jun Nishikawa, Yuki Kakita , Yuki Horigome , Masaya Tashiro and Kohei Tezuka.
Substitutions
Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: F. Honda for Y. Kakita (72′), N. Fujita for K. Moriya (81′), Y. Naganuma for Y. Horigome (81′), Y. Iwasaki for J. Nishikawa (89′) and T. Miyashiro for K. Tezuka (89′).
Best player: Park Il-Kyu
The player that probably impressed the most for Sagan Tosu was the goalkeeper: Park Il-Kyu. His rating is 7.82. He performed 3 saves.
Nagoya Grampus – Formation
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Kenta Hasegawa played with: Mitchell Langerak , Shinnosuke Nakatani , Haruya Fujii , Yuichi Maruyama , Ryoya Morishita , Sho Inagaki , Leo Silva , Yuki Soma , Keiya Sento , Takuya Shigehiro and Mateus .
These were the players on the bench: Tiago Pagnussat, Yohei Takeda, Ryota Nagaki , Kensuke Nagai , Ryotaro Ishida, Yoichiro Kakitani and Kazuya Miyahara .
Substitutions
Nagoya Grampus made 4 changes: K. Sento for K. Nagai (56′), T. Shigehiro for R. Nagaki (56′), Mateus for Y. Kakitani (76′) and L. Silva for K. Miyahara (76′).
Best player: Yuki Soma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nagoya Grampus was Yuki Soma.
His rating is with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Sagan Tosu – Nagoya Grampus – 0-0
- Gamba Osaka – Shimizu S-Pulse – 0-2
- Kashiwa Reysol – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 2-3
- Kashima Antlers – Avispa Fukuoka – 2-0
