In this week 16 match, on Sunday May 29th, Vissel Kobe will host Consadole Sapporo at Noevir Stadium Kobe in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Vissel Kobe recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Júbilo Iwata. Neither Vissel Kobe nor Júbilo Iwata could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Vissel Kobe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Consadole Sapporo, recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Yuji Takahashi scored the first goal for Kashiwa Reysol in the 15th minute, then Hosoya added another in the 26th minute. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Vissel Kobe won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Consadole Sapporo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Tomoki Takamine and Suga, and they each have 1 goal. Yuya Osako and Yoshinori Muto are the top scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.