In this week 3 match on Mar 6th, Nagoya Grampus will host Sagan Tosu at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched J-League teams. In their last match, 6th placed Nagoya Grampus, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Sho Inagaki scored the first goal for Nagoya Grampus in the 23rd minute, then Noriyoshi Sakai added another on an own goal in the 51st minute In the end, Vissel Kobe couldn’t muster any offence and Nagoya Grampus ran away with the shutout win. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sagan Tosu recorded a 1-1 draw against Shonan Bellmare. Fujiwara struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 24th minute on a feed from Yuki Horigome, then Shuto Machino tied it up for Shonan Bellmare in the 68th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sagan Tosu won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Yuta Higuchi and Yuta Fujiwara are the top scorers for Sagan Tosu in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Nagoya Grampus’s top weapon lately has been Yoichiro Kakitani, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.