In a weekend match on Sat Feb 26th, in week 2, Sagan Tosu hosts Shonan Bellmare at Best Amenity Stadium in a clash 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 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Sagan Tosu, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 8 on net, and Sagan Tosu had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Shonan Bellmare, recorded a 0-2 loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Matheus Savio scored the first goal for Kashiwa Reysol in the 68th minute on a penalty kick, then Tomoya Koyamatsu added another in the 75th minute In the end, Shonan Bellmare couldn’t muster any offence and Kashiwa Reysol ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sagan Tosu won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Takuya Okamoto and Wellington are the top scorers for Shonan Bellmare in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Sagan Tosu hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Tomoya Koyamatsu and Noriyoshi Sakai, and they each have 1 goal.