On the 19th of March, Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga will play a match in Kyoto in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Kyoto Sanga sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Shonan Bellmare. Peter Utaka scored the first goal for Kyoto Sanga in the 47th minute, then Shuto Machino tied it up for Shonan Bellmare in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Tokyo, recorded a 2-1 win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Morishige struck first for Tokyo in the 60th minute, then Adailton added another in the 61st minute. Tokyo is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Kazuya Konno and Adailton have been the hottest scorers for Tokyo in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Kyoto Sanga’s most prolific scorer has been Utaka. The Nigerian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.