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The J2 League match at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium on Saturday sees hosts Sagan Tosu welcoming opponents JEF United Chiba.
View all Sagan Tosu v JEF United Chiba tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (plus the best game odds).
Sagan Tosu won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-0 J2 League loss in their previous game against Oita Trinita.
Naoki Nomura (13') scored for Oita Trinita.
Akio Kogiku's Sagan Tosu have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 8 times in their last half-dozen outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those games amounts to 7.
Looking at their past form shows that Sagan Tosu:
In their last fixture, JEF United Chiba drew 0-0 in the J2 League tie with Roasso Kumamoto.
The stats tell the story, and JEF United Chiba have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals overall. At the back, JEF United Chiba have not been doing too well.
Ahead of this clash, JEF United Chiba haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
The previous league clash between the two was J2 League match day 7 on 26/10/2011 and the score finished Sagan Tosu 1-0 JEF United Chiba.
The referee was Jumpei Iida.
Fuchi Honda (Tear of the lateral meniscus), Toshiki Ando (Metatarsal fracture) and Cristiano (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be able to play for Sagan Tosu manager Akio Kogiku.
Thanks to a mainly healthy group of players, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the JEF United Chiba manager Yoshiyuki Kobayashi to be concerned with. Tomoya Wakahara (Meniscus injury) won’t be playing here.
Here, we’re thinking that Sagan Tosu could well find it tough to register a score against this JEF United Chiba side who we reckon should score at least once to put them ahead.
That’s why our selection here is for a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for JEF United Chiba at the end of the match.
We’ll see what happens.
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Sagan Tosu is available for 3, going for a drawn result is 3.6 and betting on the winner to be JEF United Chiba gets 2.2. They’re the top bets that can be secured at the moment.
Lucas Pereira, 14:06 29/04/2025
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sagan Tosu
Formed: 1997
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (20,219)
Captain: Yuta Imazu
Chairman: Tomoyuki Koyanagi
Manager: Akio Kogiku
Competitions: J2 League position 5
⭐ Key Man: Jun Nishikawa
Customarily playing in the Right Wing position, Jun Nishikawa was born in Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Cerezo Osaka in the 2019 season, the gifted Forward has managed to score 2 league goals in this J2 League 2025 season to date from a total of 9 appearances.
| Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 31 | WWWWD |
| 2 |
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12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 | DWDWL |
| 3 |
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12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | WDWDW |
| 4 |
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12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | WDDWD |
| 5 |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | LDLWW |
| 6 |
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12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | DDLWW |
| 7 |
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12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | LWWDD |
| 8 |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 17 | WWDWL |
| 9 |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 17 | DDLLL |
| 10 |
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12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | LLDLD |
| 11 |
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12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | DDLWD |
| 12 |
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12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | LLLLW |
| 13 |
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12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | DWLLD |
| 14 |
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12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 | DDLLD |
| 15 |
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12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 | WDDDL |
| 16 |
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12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 13 | WLWLD |
| 17 |
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 18 |
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12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 12 | LLWLL |
| 19 |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 11 | DDDLW |
| 20 |
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12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 7 | DDWDL |
| Oita Trinita |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
| V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Fujieda MYFC |
| Roasso Kumamoto |
|
Sagan Tosu |
| Roasso Kumamoto |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Oita Trinita |
| Fujieda MYFC |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Mito Hollyhock |
| Júbilo Iwata |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Montedio Yamagata |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Fujieda MYFC |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Kataller Toyama |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
| Sagan Tosu |
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FC Imabari |
| Roasso Kumamoto |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Fujieda MYFC |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Júbilo Iwata |
|
JEF United Chiba |
| Ventforet Kofu |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Consadole Sapporo |
|
JEF United Chiba |
| Iwaki |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Goals scored | 1.1 |
| Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| Time first goal scored | 36 |
| Time first goal conceded | 58 |
| Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 5.1 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.7 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 26 |
| Time first goal conceded | 20 |
| Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.2 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
| Taisei Inoue | 2 |
| Jun Nishikawa | 2 |
| Hiroto Yamada | 2 |
| Haruki Arai | 1 |
| Shota Hino | 1 |
| Carlinhos Júnior | 5 |
| Daichi Ishikawa | 5 |
| Naoki Tsubaki | 3 |
| Akiyuki Yokoyama | 3 |
| Eduardo | 2 |
| Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
| Tokushima Vortis |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Ventforet Kofu |
| AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Consadole Sapporo |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Ehime FC |
| Mito Hollyhock |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Ōmiya Ardija |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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Iwaki |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
| FC Imabari |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Vegalta Sendai |
| V-Varen Nagasaki |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
| Tokushima Vortis |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Júbilo Iwata |
| Kataller Toyama |
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JEF United Chiba |
| JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
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