Week 11 brings us a match on May 3rd, where Sanfrecce Hiroshima will play host to Kashiwa Reysol in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Shimizu S-Pulse. Thiago Santana scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 20th minute, but Morishima got the equalizer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 68th minute . Sanfrecce Hiroshima is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Kashiwa Reysol, recorded a 1-4 loss against Sagan Tosu. Honda struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 27th minute on a feed from Akito Fukuta, then Masaya Tashiro added another in the 45th minute. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kashiwa Reysol’s top weapon lately has been Hosoya, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Tsukasa Morishima has been the most effective weapon for Sanfrecce Hiroshima lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches.