On Saturday May 14th, in week 13, Kyoto Sanga and Shimizu S-Pulse will play a match in Kyoto in a clash 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 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Consadole Sapporo. Tomoki Takamine struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Consadole Sapporo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Consadole Sapporo ended the match with the shutout victory. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while shimizu S-Pulse is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. Wakizaka scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 14th minute, then Marcinho added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Yasuto Wakizaka In the end, Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t muster any offence and Kawasaki Frontale ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Thiago Santana has been the most prolific scorer on Shimizu S-Pulse in his last 5 matches with two goals. Peter Utaka has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Kyoto Sanga.