In this week 23 match on the 30th of July, Nagoya Grampus and Consadole Sapporo will play a match in Sapporo in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Consadole Sapporo sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Hiromu Mitsumaru struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 3rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Consadole Sapporo was frustrated by Kashiwa Reysol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashiwa Reysol ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Nagoya Grampus recorded a 0-2 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Nishizawa struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 38th minute, then Thiago Santana added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Takeru Kishimoto In the end, Nagoya Grampus couldn’t muster any offence and Shimizu S-Pulse ran away with the shutout win. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Consadole Sapporo was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Miyazawa struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 49th minute on a feed from Fukumori, then Taika Nakashima added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Ryota Aoki In the end, Nagoya Grampus was frustrated by Consadole Sapporo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Consadole Sapporo ended the match with the shutout victory. Komai and Daiki Suga are the top scorers for Consadole Sapporo in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.