In this week 2 match, on Sat Feb 26th, Consadole Sapporo will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Consadole Sapporo sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Lucas Fernandes struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 15th minute on a feed from, then Yuito Suzuki tied it up for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 68th minute on a feed from Teruki Hara squeezing out at least the one point for Shimizu S-Pulse. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sagan Tosu. Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 8 on net, and Sagan Tosu had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s most prolific scorer has been Ezequiel. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For Consadole Sapporo, their top scorers are Milan Tucic and , each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.