On Saturday Dec 4th, in week 38, Sagan Tosu hosts Vissel Kobe in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 7th placed Sagan Tosu, recorded a 0-1 loss against Kashima Antlers. Ueda struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 14th minute on a feed from Ryuji Izumi, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sagan Tosu was frustrated by Kashima Antlers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashima Antlers ended the match with the shutout victory. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while vissel Kobe sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Daizen Maeda scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 23rd minute, then Teruhito Nakagawa added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Ryuta Koike At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vissel Kobe couldn’t manage to score, and Yokohama F. Marinos took the shutout win. Vissel Kobe is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
Vissel Kobe and Sagan Tosu last played eachother at the Noevir Stadium Kobe on Sunday May 30th. Vissel Kobe and Sagan Tosu battled to a 1-1 draw. Keiya Sento struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 1st minute, but Douglas got the equalizer for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute earning Vissel Kobe a comeback draw.
For Vissel Kobe, their top scorers are Yoshinori Muto and Iniesta Lujan, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Sagan Tosu hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tomoya Koyamatsu and Noriyoshi Sakai, and they each have 1 goal.