Week 8 features a match on Sunday Apr 10th, where Nagoya Grampus plays host to Consadole Sapporo in a clash of the J-League. Nagoya Grampus sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Shonan Bellmare. Yuki Ohashi struck first for Shonan Bellmare in the 8th minute on a feed from Akimi Barada, but Hayato Fukushima got the equalizer for Nagoya Grampus on an own goal in the 49th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 91st minute on a penalty goal by Hiroyuki Abe to cap off a wild match. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while consadole Sapporo sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Sagan Tosu. 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. Consadole Sapporo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kaneko has been the most prolific scorer on Consadole Sapporo in the last five matches with two goals. Nagoya Grampus hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Akito Fukuta and Mateus, and they each have 1 goal.