June 18th features a match where Shonan Bellmare will play host to Tokyo in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Shonan Bellmare sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Adam Taggart struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 18th minute on a feed from S. Maikuma, then M. Kato added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shonan Bellmare couldn’t manage to score, and Cerezo Osaka took the shutout win. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while tokyo is fresh off their 3-1 win against Kashima Antlers. Ryoma Watanabe struck first for Tokyo in the 33rd minute, then Ryoma Watanabe added another in the 42nd minute. Tokyo is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses 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 Tokyo won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tokyo is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ryoya Ogawa and Ryoma Watanabe each having 2 goals in their last 5. Shonan Bellmare is glad to have Shuto Machino in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.