In a weekend match in week 26, on Sat Aug 20th, Consadole Sapporo plays host to Sagan Tosu in a clash of these two evenly matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Consadole Sapporo sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute, then Koya Yuruki added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Consadole Sapporo couldn’t muster any offence and Vissel Kobe ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Sagan Tosu, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Nagoya Grampus. Neither Sagan Tosu nor Nagoya Grampus could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 6th of April, Sagan Tosu hosted Consadole Sapporo in their last match together. Sagan Tosu was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Fuchi Honda struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 10th minute, then Yuki Kakita added another in the 61st minute In the end, Consadole Sapporo couldn’t muster any offence and Sagan Tosu ran away with the shutout win.
Sagan Tosu’s top weapon lately has been Taisei Miyashiro, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Ryota Aoki has been the most effective weapon for Consadole Sapporo lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.