In this 3rd week match, on Sunday Mar 6th, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will host Vissel Kobe at Edion Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sanfrecce Hiroshima sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo. Shinzo Koroki scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 11th minute, then in the 54th minute, Tsukasa Shiotani sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tsukasa Morishima squeezing out at least the one point for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while vissel Kobe sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Takuma Nishimura scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 38th minute, then Takuma Nishimura added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Kota Mizunuma At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vissel Kobe couldn’t manage to score, and Yokohama F. Marinos took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Vissel Kobe won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Tanaka and Yuya Osako are the top scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Ezequiel has been the most effective weapon for Sanfrecce Hiroshima lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.