Japan - J2 LeagueND Soft Stadium YamagataData current as of 24 September 2026

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Montedio Yamagata vs Sagan Tosu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Montedio Yamagata play Sagan Tosu in J2 League (Japan). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata.

Current form

Montedio Yamagata: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Sagan Tosu: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Montedio Yamagata scores 1.14 and concedes 0.86 goals per match. Sagan Tosu scores 1.14 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Montedio Yamagata 14%, Sagan Tosu 43%. Over 2.5: Montedio Yamagata 29%, Sagan Tosu 43%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Montedio Yamagata has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.64. Montedio Yamagata: 14.4 shots per match, Sagan Tosu: 14.6.

Match halves

Montedio Yamagata: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 1.00. Sagan Tosu: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Montedio Yamagata: 76-90+ (5 goals). Sagan Tosu: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J2 League: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.60)
(3.30)
(2.32)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
1.14Goals scored / match1.14
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0.86Goals conceded / match1.29
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
53%Average possession53%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
5Shots on target / match4.71
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.43Shots per match14.57
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
5Shots on target4.71
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
7.9%Shot conversion7.8%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
53%Possession53%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
1.69xG for1.64
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
1.51xG against1.41
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

Shooting quality

Montedio Yamagata: AttackingSagan Tosu: Attacking
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
Accuracy (shots on target)35%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Montedio Yamagata is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Montedio Yamagata · 0.8 pts / match - Sagan Tosu

Montedio Yamagata
WWLLL
Season result split
43% W0% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-4
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
WWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Sagan Tosu
LDWLL
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-3
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 away
0-2-1
DDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Montedio Yamagata is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.86 goals / match - Montedio Yamagata · 1.29 goals / match - Sagan Tosu

Montedio Yamagata scoring profile: mixed

Montedio Yamagata scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Sagan Tosu keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Sagan Tosu scoring profile: strong

Sagan Tosu scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Montedio Yamagata keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

8Goals scored (season)8
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
6Goals conceded (season)9
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
2Average goals in match2.43
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal71%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
43%2 goals43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
14%3 goals0%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0%4 goals0%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal57%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
29%2 goals43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0%3 goals29%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0%4 goals0%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time14%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0%BTTS in both halves14%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
14%Scored in both halves29%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
20%BTTS - last 560%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

29%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sagan Tosu is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Montedio Yamagata · 1.57 pts / match - Sagan Tosu

Montedio Yamagata - half-time state
14% leading71% draw14% trailing
Sagan Tosu - half-time state
29% leading71% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.57
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.14
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0.43Average goals (1st half)0.57
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
86%Clean sheet before half-time86%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
86%No goal before half-time57%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per match (2nd half)1.14
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.86
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
57%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu
43%No goal after half-time43%
Montedio YamagataSagan Tosu

Montedio Yamagata - second-half results

57% W0% D43% L
8
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding307%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sagan Tosu - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Montedio Yamagata - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.80
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal20%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Sagan Tosu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.6
Average goals in match0.62.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Montedio Yamagata
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Sagan Tosu
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+81%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Montedio Yamagata

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.65
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
63% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
63%

Sagan Tosu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J2 League).

Teams vs league

Montedio YamagataLigaSagan Tosu
Average goals in match 2.002.54 2.43
Both teams scored 14%46% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%46% 43%
Clean sheets 43%32% 43%
Goal before half-time 29%64% 43%
Goal after half-time 100%80% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Montedio Yamagata 1 - 0 - 1 Sagan Tosu. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Montedio Yamagata
3 : 2
Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
2 : 1
Montedio Yamagata

FAQ

When do Montedio Yamagata and Sagan Tosu play?

Montedio Yamagata face Sagan Tosu on 26 September 2026 in J2 League at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Montedio Yamagata and Sagan Tosu?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Montedio Yamagata won 1, Sagan Tosu won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Montedio Yamagata vs Sagan Tosu?

Montedio Yamagata score 1.14 goals per game on average and Sagan Tosu 1.14. The J2 League average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 14% of Montedio Yamagata's matches and 43% of Sagan Tosu's.

What form are Montedio Yamagata and Sagan Tosu in?

Over the last 5 games Montedio Yamagata have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Sagan Tosu 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Montedio Yamagata vs Sagan Tosu?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Montedio Yamagata vs Sagan Tosu: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.