Sagan Tosu vs Albirex Niigata

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🕒 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 05:00 Europe/London 📍 Ekimae Real Estate Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroki Kasahara 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Sagan Tosu 20 · Albirex Niigata 16

Referee Stats

Hiroki Kasahara

15 matches · 2.53 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.53
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	13%
Home wins	47%
Draws	33%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Albirex Niigata outshot their opponent (12-20).
Albirex Niigata controlled possession (65%).
Albirex Niigata had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sagan Tosu (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

27 / 29

Avg: 1.42 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 26

Avg: 1.00 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11

PPG

1.26

1.42

1.00

1.53

1.37

58%

O2.5

42%

47%

BTTS

53%

37%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Sagan Tosu rank20th

Albirex Niigata rank16th

Sagan Tosu points35

Albirex Niigata points42

Sagan Tosu: #20 · 35 pts · GD -20

33 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Albirex Niigata: #16 · 42 pts · GD -15

26 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sagan Tosu last 5 home

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals7-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D D D L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals2-9

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sagan Tosu trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Sagan Tosu score at home63%

Sagan Tosu clean sheet at home26%

Albirex Niigata score away68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sagan Tosu score first37%

Sagan Tosu win after scoring first57%

Albirex Niigata score first42%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sagan Tosu 30% · Albirex Niigata 33%

Avg first goal minute: Sagan Tosu 25.1' · Albirex Niigata 38.0'

Vs league average

Sagan Tosu score at home1.42 vs 1.42

Sagan Tosu concede at home1.53 vs 1.24

Albirex Niigata score away1.00 vs 1.24

Albirex Niigata concede away1.37 vs 1.42

Sagan Tosu score level with league average, while Albirex Niigata score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Sagan Tosu are 23% above league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sagan Tosu goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 8

61-75 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 2

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

350

672

Passes Accurate

276

593

Passes %

79%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Fukuta

Normal Goal

31'

31' N. Arai

41'

41' E. Miyamoto

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Taniguchi

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Miyamoto

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ VAR

Y. Komi

Penalty confirmed

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Arai

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Suzuki

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ R. Kabayama

1st substitution · For: C. Togashi

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Fukuta

2nd substitution · For: K. Tezuka

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ VAR

K. Suzuki

Goal cancelled

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Y. Komi

1st substitution · For: M. Hasegawa

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Matsuda

2nd substitution · For: Danilo Gomes

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Suzuki

3rd substitution · For: Y. Takagi

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Y. Maruhashi

3rd substitution · For: K. Ueebisu

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Marcelo Ryan

4th substitution · For: A. Yokoyama

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Y. Horigome

5th substitution · For: Vinícius Araújo

90+2'

90+2' W. Harada

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ M. Fitzgerald

4th substitution · For: F. Hayakawa

Sagan Tosu vs Albirex Niigata 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata beat Sagan Tosu 2-1 on Saturday, 24 February 2024 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara. It was played at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

First half: Sagan Tosu took an early lead at 5' when A. Fukuta scored, making the score 1-0. N. Arai received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 31'. E. Miyamoto received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 41'. Albirex Niigata leveled the score at 45+3' when K. Taniguchi scored, with the assist credited to E. Miyamoto, making the score 1-1.

Second half: VAR intervened at 50' for Albirex Niigata (Penalty confirmed). Albirex Niigata took the lead at 54' when N. Arai scored, with the assist credited to K. Suzuki, making the score 1-2. Sagan Tosu made their 1st substitution at 56', with R. Kabayama replacing C. Togashi. Sagan Tosu made their 2nd substitution at 56', with A. Fukuta replacing K. Tezuka. VAR intervened at 60' for Albirex Niigata (Goal cancelled). Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 72', with Y. Komi replacing M. Hasegawa. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 72', with E. Matsuda replacing Danilo Gomes. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Suzuki replacing Y. Takagi. Sagan Tosu made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Y. Maruhashi replacing K. Ueebisu. Sagan Tosu made their 4th substitution at 74', with Marcelo Ryan replacing A. Yokoyama. Sagan Tosu made their 5th substitution at 79', with Y. Horigome replacing Vinícius Araújo. W. Harada received a yellow card for Sagan Tosu at 90+2'. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with M. Fitzgerald replacing F. Hayakawa.

Sagan Tosu used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 4 substitutions. Sagan Tosu got 1 yellow card, while Albirex Niigata got 2 yellow cards.