On the 2nd of September, Consadole Sapporo will host Cerezo Osaka in a meeting of these two mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Consadole Sapporo sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sagan Tosu. Shinzo Koroki struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 21st minute, then Hwang Seok-Ho got the equalizer for Sagan Tosu in the 63rd minute on a feed from Akito Fukuta But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 69th minute on a goal by Diego. Consadole Sapporo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yusuke Chajima struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 25th minute on a feed from Yoshifumi Kashiwa, then Taishi Matsumoto added another in the 81st minute In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Sanfrecce Hiroshima ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Cerezo Osaka and Consadole Sapporo battled to a 2-2 draw. Hiroto Yamada struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 25th minute, then Daihachi Okamura got the equalizer for Consadole Sapporo in the 30th minute on a feed from Lucas Fernandes .
Cerezo Osaka is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with M. Kato and Adam Taggart each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Ryota Aoki and Shinzo Koroki have been the hottest scorers for Consadole Sapporo in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.