In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Mar 19th, Urawa Reds will play host to Júbilo Iwata in a meeting of these two mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Urawa Reds recorded a 0-1 loss against Sagan Tosu. Yuki Kakita struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 71st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Urawa Reds couldn’t manage to score, and Sagan Tosu took the shutout win. Urawa Reds looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Júbilo Iwata, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gamba Osaka. Kotaro Omori scored the first goal for Júbilo Iwata in the 15th minute, but Leandro Pereira got the equalizer for Gamba Osaka in the 88th minute earning Gamba Osaka a comeback draw. Júbilo Iwata is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Júbilo Iwata’s top weapon lately has been Yuto Suzuki, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Kai Shibato and M. Kai are the top scorers for Urawa Reds in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.