Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
FC Tōkyō
1 – 2
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+8' · FT 45+7'
Ryoya Ogawa 5' Y
Y 46' Daiki Matsuoka

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Shu Kawamata
  • Referee Ryosuke Murai

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

4
3
9
FC Tōkyō 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 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

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
17 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
11 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–4 L
07 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–1 W
03 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
21 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr FC Tōkyō A 2–1 W
18 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
14 Apr Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
11 Apr Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
07 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
02 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Tōkyō to score. At the same time, Sagan Tosu FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' Yoshihiro Nakano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 18' GOAL! Noriyoshi Sakai scores on 18.
  • 23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 449 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 34' Yuta Higuchi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Ajinomoto Stadium. FC Tōkyō seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Takuya Aoki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tsuyoshi Watanabe on 46 minute.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daiki Matsuoka.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 53' Masato Morishige doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Tomoya Koyamatsu is replaced by Yoshihiro Nakano.
  • 60' Makoto Okazaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Adailton is replaced by Leandro.
  • 72' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Keigo Higashi departs to be replaced by Hirotaka Mita.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Kyosuke Tagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Oliveira at the 79 minute mark.
  • 83' Masaya Tashiro gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Daichi Hayashi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Oliveira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 90' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Yuta Higuchi trudges off to be replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaisei Ishii 2
Fuchi Honda 2
Ryoya Morishita 2
Yuki Kakita 2
Yoichi Naganuma 1
Hirotaka Mita 1
Yuki Horigome 1
Adailton 1

Head to Head

2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō 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

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-07 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Sagan Tosu FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō32% Draw28% Sagan Tosu FC40%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
60%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
68%
FC Tōkyō or Sagan Tosu FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō25% Draw46% Sagan Tosu FC29%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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