Match Report
Sagan Tosu, 20th on 35 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Kawasaki Frontale (8th, 52). Sagan Tosu had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Per game in the league, Kawasaki Frontale were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.5, Sagan Tosu 1.26 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,440. K. Nagamine took charge of the match — our records show 41 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Kawasaki Frontale led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.