On Saturday Apr 2nd, Vissel Kobe will host Kyoto Sanga at Noevir Stadium Kobe in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Vissel Kobe is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Shimizu S-Pulse had 11 on net, and Vissel Kobe had 19, 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 3 of their last 10, while 14th placed Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tokyo. Diego Queiroz de Oliveira scored the first goal for Tokyo in the 68th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Tokyo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tokyo ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Utaka has been the most effective weapon for Kyoto Sanga lately. The Nigerian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.