Week 2 features a match on Sat Feb 26th, where Júbilo Iwata hosts Shimizu S-Pulse in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 10th placed Júbilo Iwata, recorded a 1-1 draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Yota Maejima scored the first goal for Avispa Fukuoka in the 61st minute, then Ryo Germain tied it up for Júbilo Iwata in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Masaya Matsumoto earning Júbilo Iwata a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while shimizu S-Pulse sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo. Lucas Fernandes struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 15th minute on a feed from, then Yuito Suzuki tied it up for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 68th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Shimizu S-Pulse. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Thiago Santana has been the most prolific scorer on Shimizu S-Pulse in his last 5 matches with two goals.