Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Nagoya Grampus (11th, 50 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Sagan Tosu (20th, 35 pts). Sagan Tosu's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.16/1.24 for Nagoya Grampus and 1.26/1.79 for Sagan Tosu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Nagoya Grampus's winless run stood at 5.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Nagoya Grampus, 2 draws and 0 for Sagan Tosu, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Minato Soccer Stadium in Nagoya, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sagan Tosu led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Sagan Tosu: V. Slivka (8'), Hikaru Nakahara (10'), Hikaru Nakahara (66')