In a weekend match in week 6, on Sat Apr 2nd, Consadole Sapporo hosts Urawa Reds at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Consadole Sapporo recorded a 2-2 draw against Cerezo Osaka. Hiroto Yamada scored the first goal for Cerezo Osaka in the 25th minute, then Daihachi Okamura tied it up for Consadole Sapporo in the 30th minute on a feed from Lucas Fernandes . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while urawa Reds sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Júbilo Iwata. Tomoya Inukai struck first for Urawa Reds in the 8th minute, then Kasper Junker added another in the 11th minute. Urawa Reds looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Consadole Sapporo won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Urawa Reds hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Takuya Iwanami and Kazuaki Mawatari, and they each have 1 goal. Consadole Sapporo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lucas Fernandes and Shinzo Koroki each only have 1 goal in their last five.