Sagan Tosu FC vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sagan Tosu FC vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Tokyo Verdy H 0–2 L 28 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 20 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–2 W 14 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L 07 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–3 L 03 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W 28 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D 20 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D 13 Apr FC Tokyo H 2–2 D 07 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 03 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ekimae Real Estate Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Sagan Tosu FC and Tokyo Verdy.
- 5' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Yudai Kimura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 17' It’s a booking for Sagan Tosu FC player. Katsunori Ueebisu gets a card.
- 20' Tokyo Verdy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yudai Kimura on 20.
- 25' 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 So Kawahara suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Yutaro Hakamata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Il-kyu Park has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' The referee shows Tokyo Verdy player a card on 51.
- 56' Sagan Tosu FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 61' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Yuan Matsuhashi. He replaces Tiago Alves on 65 minute.
- 68' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 68 minute. Yuki Horigome leaves to be changed by Ayumu Yokoyama.
- 73' Vinicius Araujo is replacing Cayman Togashi for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 79' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Kohei Tezuka departs to be replaced by Naoyuki Fujita.
- 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 85' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Itsuki Someno is replaced by Yuto Tsunashima on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Yuto Tsunashima gets a card.
- 90' Tokyo Verdy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuto Yamada is hanging Yudai Kimura on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, Tokyo Verdy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Kohei Tezuka ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 79'
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- 71
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21
Yuki Horigome ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 68'
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23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Shota Hino 79'
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Bench
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11
Vinicius Araujo ↑ 73'
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14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 79'
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28
Yusuke Maruhashi ↑ 79'
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13
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 68'
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18
Shota Hino ↑ 79'
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Coach Kenta KawaiTokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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22
Hijiri Onaga ↓ Daiki Fukazawa 85'
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14
Tiago Alves ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 65'
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Itsuki Someno ↓ Yuto Tsunashima 85'
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20
Yudai Kimura ↓ Yuto Yamada 90'
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10
Tomoya Miki ↓ Kosuke Saito 65'
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Bench
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8
Kosuke Saito ↑ 65'
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33
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 65'
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2
Daiki Fukazawa ↑ 85'
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25
Yuto Yamada ↑ 90'
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23
Yuto Tsunashima ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fuki Yamada 1 Yuan Matsuhashi 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Hijiri Onaga 1 Head to Head
Sagan Tosu FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.9 Sagan Tosu FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.29Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 56%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 74%Sagan Tosu FC or Tokyo Verdy 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokyo Verdy win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 1 13%0 – 0 12.3%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 5.5%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 4%2 – 2 3.9%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC
Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 15% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 24% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.