In this week 8 match, on Sun Apr 10th, Kyoto Sanga plays host to Sagan Tosu in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Gamba Osaka. Peter Utaka scored the first goal for Kyoto Sanga in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Dawhan tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 58th minute earning Gamba Osaka a comeback draw. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sagan Tosu recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Consadole Sapporo. Fuchi Honda struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 10th minute, then Yuki Kakita added another in the 61st minute In the end, Consadole Sapporo couldn’t muster any offence and Sagan Tosu ran away with the shutout win. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Sagan Tosu’s top weapon lately has been Yuki Kakita, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Kyoto Sanga’s most prolific scorer has been Peter Utaka. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.