In this week 13 match, on Saturday May 14th, Júbilo Iwata and Tokyo will play a match in Iwata in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Júbilo Iwata recorded a 1-2 loss against Cerezo Osaka. S. Maikuma struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 32nd minute, then S. Maikuma added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Kiyotake. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Tokyo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sagan Tosu. Yuki Horigome struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 81st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tokyo couldn’t muster any offence and Sagan Tosu ran away with the shutout win. Tokyo is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Tokyo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Leandro and Adailton each only have 1 goal in their last five. Gonzalez Lasso has been the most effective weapon for Júbilo Iwata lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.