On Saturday Aug 13th, Consadole Sapporo will host Vissel Kobe at Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Consadole Sapporo is fresh off their 5-1 win against Shonan Bellmare. Komai scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 9th minute, then Shinzo Koroki added another in the 14th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vissel Kobe recorded a 0-3 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Adam Taggart struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 22nd minute on a feed from Okuno, then Tokuma Suzuki added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Hiroaki Okuno At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vissel Kobe couldn’t manage to score, and Cerezo Osaka took the shutout win. Vissel Kobe is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 29th, Vissel Kobe hosted Consadole Sapporo at the Noevir Stadium Kobe in their last match together. Vissel Kobe was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Tetsushi Yamakawa scored the first goal for Vissel Kobe in the 17th minute, but Douglas got the equalizer for Consadole Sapporo in the 59th minute.
Yuya Osako has been the most prolific scorer on Vissel Kobe in the last five matches with 3 goals. Consadole Sapporo’s top weapon lately has been Ryota Aoki, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.