Mar 19th features a match where Consadole Sapporo and Cerezo Osaka will play a match in Osaka in a J-League match. 8th placed Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 3-1 win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Akira Ibayashi struck first for Cerezo Osaka on an own goal in the 45th minute, then Daigo Takahashi tied it up for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 54th minute on a feed from Yuta Kamiya. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Consadole Sapporo recorded a 1-1 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos. Suga struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 70th minute on a feed from Takuma Arano, but Yuki Saneto got the equalizer for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Consadole Sapporo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Consadole Sapporo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, and Lucas Fernandes each only have 1 goal in their last five. Cerezo Osaka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Takeuchi and Kiyotake, and they each have 1 goal.