FC Tōkyō vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

FC Tōkyō

2 – 3

Full Time

Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 1 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'

Leandro 33' Y

Diego Oliveira 44' Y

Sei Muroya 45' Y

Overview

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FC Tōkyō vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Osamu Akasaka
Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

FC Tōkyō 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-10-05 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 FC Tōkyō 2019-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-09-02 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-05-20 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
22 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
12 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	3–1	W
08 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–4	L

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
18 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
12 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Tokyo and Sagan Tosu FC get this one started.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Sagan Tosu FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Japan international Yojiro Takahagi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kaisei Ishii makes no mistake. 0-1!
33' Leandro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' Leandro doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' The deadlock is broken! Ryoya Morishita gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Oliveira on 44 minutes.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sei Muroya on 45.
50' Shuto Abe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' What a moment for Cho Donggeon! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
57' FC Tokyo make a change. Yojiro Takahagi trudges off to be replaced by Adailton on 57 minutes.
60' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Cho Donggeon departs to be replaced by Yohei Toyoda.
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
70' Taichi Hara gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Kensuke Nagai and will look to change the dynamic.
73' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Yuta Higuchi exits the field as Ahn Yongwoo enters on 73.
78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kensuke Nagai suffering a number of foals already.
79' The supporters are chanting for Ryang Yong Gi. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu on 79 minute.
80' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Hirotaka Mita exits the field as Arthur enters on 80.
85' The 30-year-old Yohei Takaoka has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
86' A goal from the Japan international Taichi Hara! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-3!
The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

50
Ryang Yong Gi ↑ 79'
14
Yoshiki Takahashi
11
Yohei Toyoda ↑ 60'
25
Ahn Yongwoo ↑ 73'
1
Tatsuya Morita
16
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 80'
47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 79'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kaisei Ishii	2
Fuchi Honda	2
Ryoya Morishita	2
Yuki Kakita	2
Jael	1
Noriyoshi Sakai	1
Takahiro Ko	1
Yohei Toyoda	1

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-22 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-12 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 FC Tōkyō W 2020-07-08 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Sagan Tosu FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō36% Draw28% Sagan Tosu FC36%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

65%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

64%

FC Tōkyō or Sagan Tosu FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō26% Draw47% Sagan Tosu FC27%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.