Tuesday , 6 October 2026

Yokohama FC vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Yokohama FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 3 Jun 2023 · 09:30 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 7,158 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 55' Yoichi Naganuma
0–2 73' Yoichi Naganuma
Marcelo Ryan 78' 1–2
Y 31' Kohei Tezuka
Caprini 36' Y
Kazuma Takai 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama FC vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi

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 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

1
2
3
Yokohama FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-03 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-11-03 Yokohama FC 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-04-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC 2020-12-05 Yokohama FC 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-09-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
28 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
20 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
13 May Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
07 May Vissel Kobe A 0–3 L
03 May Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Yokohama FC A 2–1 W
27 May Kashima Antlers H 2–2 D
20 May Albirex Niigata H 2–0 W
14 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D
10 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–0 W
07 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium as Yokohama FC face off against Sagan Tosu FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Kosuke Yamazaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Yokohama FC so far.
  • 10' So Kawahara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Yokohama FC tonight.
  • 15' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium. Yokohama FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 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 Kyohei Yoshino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Yokohama 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.
  • 31' Sagan Tosu FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Caprini.
  • 41' Yokohama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 51' Yokohama FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Yoichi Naganuma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' Yokohama FC make a change. Hirotaka Mita trudges off to be replaced by Yuri on 58 minutes.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Atsushi Kawata on, Yuji Ono off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Kentaro Moriya makes way for Yuki Horigome at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Yokohama FC! Tatsuya Hasegawa comes on to replace Caprini.
  • 73' Yoichi Naganuma with the second goal in the match!
  • 76' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Naoyuki Fujita comes on to replace Kohei Tezuka.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Marcelo Ryan makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Yokohama FC — Kazuma Takai on, Shion Inoue off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Yokohama FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shuhei Yomoda might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Kazuma Takai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Seok-ho Hwang on, Yuto Iwasaki off on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Sagan Tosu FC.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Daichi Hayashi 1
Tomoki Kondo 1
Tomoya Koyamatsu 1
Renzo Lopez 1
Takuya Matsuura 1
Fuchi Honda 1

Head to Head

2023-06-03 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-11-03 Yokohama FC 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-04-11 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC 2020-12-05 Yokohama FC 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-09-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC Form

2023-06-03 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-05-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-05-20 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Yokohama FC W 2023-05-07 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-05-03 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2023-06-03 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-20 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Albirex Niigata W 2023-05-14 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC29% Draw30% Sagan Tosu FC41%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
71%
Yokohama FC or Sagan Tosu FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC21% Draw51% Sagan Tosu FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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