In this week 7 match, on Wednesday Apr 6th, Nagoya Grampus will play host to Shonan Bellmare in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. In their last match, Nagoya Grampus recorded a 1-3 loss against Gamba Osaka. Patric struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 26th minute on a feed from Genta Miura, then Miyahara added another on an own goal in the 54th minute. Nagoya Grampus looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Makoto Mitsuta scored the first goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 60th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Shonan Bellmare was frustrated by Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sanfrecce Hiroshima ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 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. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Shuto Machino has been the most prolific scorer on Shonan Bellmare in the last 5 matches with two goals. Noriyoshi Sakai and Sho Inagaki are the top scorers for Nagoya Grampus in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.