Week 10 brings us a match on Apr 29th where Consadole Sapporo will host Shonan Bellmare at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Consadole Sapporo, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Tokyo. Neither Consadole Sapporo nor Tokyo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gamba Osaka. Shuto Yamamoto struck first for Shonan Bellmare in the 90th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Gamba Osaka was frustrated by Shonan Bellmare’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shonan Bellmare ended the match with the shutout victory. Shonan Bellmare looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
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.
Yusuke Segawa and Yuki Ohashi are the top scorers for Shonan Bellmare in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Consadole Sapporo’s most prolific scorer has been Kaneko. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.