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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
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1382323101326
2Machida Zelvia138231810826
3FC Tokyo136432420422
4Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers127141713422
5Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka136341110121
6Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa136252119220
7Cerezo OsakaCerezo135531715220
8Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima124711911819
9Avispa Fukuoka134721312119
10Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus136161315-219
11Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki134451915416
12Tokyo Verdy123721715216
13Yokohama F MarinosYokohama114431614216
14Kashiwa ReysolReysol123631214-215
15Jubilo Iwata134271820-214
16Albirex Niigata133461420-613
17Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare132561724-711
18Sagan Tosu133281623-711
19Kyoto Sanga132381121-109
20Consadole SapporoConsadole131571126-158


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