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J1 League | Gameweek 20
Jul 8, 2023 at 11.30am UK
Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu)

Sagan Tosu
2 - 1
Cerezo

Horigome (64'), Togashi (90+3')
Iwasaki (39'), Horigome (79')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ceara (13')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's J1 League clash between Sagan Tosu and Cerezo Osaka, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sagan Tosu 1-2 Urawa
Saturday, July 1 at 11am in J1 League
Last Game: Cerezo 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka
Friday, June 30 at 11am in J1 League

We said: Sagan Tosu 1-1 Cerezo Osaka

Despite both sides tasting defeat last week, they have both had solid records in recent weeks, so we can see this one being a closely-fought contest. The two sides have scored and conceded a similar amount of goals so far this campaign, suggesting that there is not a lot to split the teams. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 39.21%. A win for Sagan Tosu had a probability of 34.25% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.85%). The likeliest Sagan Tosu win was 1-0 (9.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Sagan TosuDrawCerezo Osaka
34.25% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02) 26.55% (0.00099999999999767 0) 39.21% (0.012 0.01)
Both teams to score 52.18% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.31% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)52.68% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.67% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)74.33% (0.0099999999999909 0.01)
Sagan Tosu Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.79% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)29.21% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.84% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)65.16% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Cerezo Osaka Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.71% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)26.29% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.58% (0.00099999999999767 0)61.41% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sagan Tosu 34.25%
    Cerezo Osaka 39.21%
    Draw 26.54%
Sagan TosuDrawCerezo Osaka
1-0 @ 9.45%
2-1 @ 7.77% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 5.82% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-1 @ 3.19% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 2.39% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.13% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 0.98% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 34.25%
1-1 @ 12.62%
0-0 @ 7.68% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 5.19% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 0.95% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.54%
0-1 @ 10.26% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.43% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 6.85% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-3 @ 3.76% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 3.05% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 2.31% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 1.25%
0-4 @ 1.02%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 39.21%

How you voted: Sagan Tosu vs Cerezo

Sagan Tosu
16.7%
Draw
0.0%
Cerezo Osaka
83.3%
6
Head to Head
Mar 12, 2023 5am
Sep 10, 2022 11am
Gameweek 29
Cerezo
2-1
Sagan Tosu
Suzuki (52'), Patric (90+3')
Honda (82')
May 3, 2022 7am
Gameweek 11
Sagan Tosu
1-1
Cerezo
Fujita (83')
Tashiro (71')
Mendes (73' pen.)
Okuno (52')
Jul 24, 2021 11am
Gameweek 22
Sagan Tosu
3-3
Cerezo
Sakai (1'), Koyamatsu (8'), Higuchi (45+1')
Iino (51')
Kato (18', 69'), Sakamoto (87' pen.)
Matsuda (65'), Matsuda (90+5')
Apr 2, 2021 11am
Gameweek 7
Cerezo
1-0
Sagan Tosu
Okuno (46')

Sento (42'), Seok-Ho (55'), Dudu (81')
Seok-Ho (77')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Machida Zelvia15102325111432
2Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1592424111329
3Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers159242417729
4Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka157441411325
5Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus158161816225
6Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa157352520524
7Cerezo OsakaCerezo156542117423
8FC Tokyo156542624223
9Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima1457225141122
10Kashiwa ReysolReysol145631616021
11Avispa Fukuoka154741316-319
12Tokyo Verdy153932023-318
13Yokohama F MarinosYokohama134541818017
14Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki154472223-116
15Albirex Niigata154471823-516
16Jubilo Iwata154381922-315
17Sagan Tosu154292127-614
18Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare153572027-714
19Consadole SapporoConsadole152581328-1511
20Kyoto Sanga1523101129-189


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