Match Report
5 points and 4 places separated them: Consadole Sapporo 12th with 53, Sagan Tosu 8th with 58. Sagan Tosu's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Consadole Sapporo were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.66, Sagan Tosu 1.21 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Consadole Sapporo, 4 by Sagan Tosu, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 82% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,957. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Consadole Sapporo: Takuma Arano (77')
Key stats
Possession: Consadole Sapporo 46% · Sagan Tosu 54% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-6