Sagan Tosu FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Sagan Tosu FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroki Kasahara
- Referee Jun Mihara
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W 20 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 3–2 W 06 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L 29 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L 22 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 15 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L 21 Oct Jubilo Iwata H 0–0 D 06 Oct Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D 29 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L 22 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W 15 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sagan Tosu FC to score. At the same time, V-Varen Nagasaki does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Fernando Torres has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 262 games and scored 275 goals.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuji Takahashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. V-Varen Nagasaki needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Masato Kurogi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' 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.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 65' V-Varen Nagasaki 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.
- 70' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Yuzo Kobayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daichi Tagami made 183 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' 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 Hideto Takahashi suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
- With this win, Sagan Tosu FC 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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Yuzo Kobayashi ↓ Yutaka Yoshida 79'
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Riki Harakawa ↓ Kazuki Anzai 90'
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Cho Donggeon ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 65'
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Bench
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Yutaka Yoshida ↑ 79'
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Kazuki Anzai ↑ 90'
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Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 65'
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Coach Myung-Hwi KimV-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Starting XI
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Ryota Isomura ↓ Shunya Yoneda 89'
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Juanma ↓ Musashi Suzuki 62'
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Shu Hiramatsu ↓ Keita Nakamura 62'
Bench
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Keita Nakamura ↑ 62'
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Shunya Yoneda ↑ 89'
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Musashi Suzuki ↑ 62'
Coach Takuya Takagi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hideto Takahashi 1 Riki Harakawa 1 Jung Seunghyun 1 Hideto Takahashi 1 Takashi Sawada 1 Musashi Suzuki 1 Takashi Sawada 1 Musashi Suzuki 1 Head to Head
Sagan Tosu FC Form
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.18 Sagan Tosu FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.97 V-Varen Nagasaki xGI would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sagan Tosu FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.15Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 73%Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki 56%Sagan Tosu FC or V-Varen Nagasaki 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 13.9%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 10%2 – 0 7.8%2 – 1 7.6%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 1 3.1%3 – 0 3%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC
Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 22% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.