Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Sagan Tosu 8th on 58, Oita Trinita 16th on 38. Sagan Tosu's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/1.13 for Sagan Tosu and 0.71/1.16 for Oita Trinita (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Oita Trinita had gone 6 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Sagan Tosu 10/15, Oita Trinita 2/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Sagan Tosu win, 3 for Oita Trinita, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (Tosu), capacity 24,130, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Sagan Tosu: Hiroto Yamada (18'), Shion Shinkawa (59') · Oita Trinita: Derlan (38')
Key stats
Possession: Sagan Tosu 56% · Oita Trinita 44% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-3