In this week 3 match on Mar 4th, Sagan Tosu will host Nagoya Grampus at Best Amenity Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Sagan Tosu sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Gamba Osaka. Musashi Suzuki struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 51st minute, then Ryonosuke Kabayama tied it up for Sagan Tosu in the 64th minute earning Sagan Tosu at least a draw. Sagan Tosu looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Nagoya Grampus, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kyoto Sanga. Kensuke Nagai struck first for Nagoya Grampus in the 62nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kyoto Sanga couldn’t muster any offence and Nagoya Grampus ran away with the shutout win. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Kensuke Nagai has been the most prolific scorer on Nagoya Grampus in his last five matches with two goals. Sagan Tosu’s most prolific scorer has been Taisei Miyashiro. The Japaneese attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.