In this 31st week match, on Sat Oct 1st, Sagan Tosu hosts Kyoto Sanga in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sagan Tosu sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Kashima Antlers. Taisei Miyashiro struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 34th minute, then Arthur Caíke got the equalizer for Kashima Antlers in the 59th minute on a feed from Rikuto Hirose earning Kashima Antlers a comeback draw. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Tokyo. Leandro scored the first goal for Tokyo in the 28th minute, then Adailton added another in the 78th minute In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Tokyo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tokyo ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium, Kyoto Sanga was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Utaka scored the first goal for Kyoto Sanga in the 10th minute, then Sota Kawasaki added another in the 14th minute.
Kyoto Sanga hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Yuta Toyokawa and Matsuda, and they each have 1 goal. Sagan Tosu is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Fuchi Honda and Taisei Miyashiro each having 2 goals in their last 5.