In this 16th week match, on Sun May 29th, Shonan Bellmare plays host to Cerezo Osaka in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. 17th placed Shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Kawasaki Frontale. Shuto Machino scored the first goal for Shonan Bellmare in the 49th minute, then Masaki Ikeda added another in the 54th minute In the end, Kawasaki Frontale couldn’t muster any offence and Shonan Bellmare ran away with the shutout win. Shonan Bellmare looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Urawa Reds. Hiroshi Kiyotake scored the first goal for Cerezo Osaka in the 67th minute on a penalty, then S. Maikuma added another in the 89th minute In the end, Urawa Reds was frustrated by Cerezo Osaka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cerezo Osaka ended the match with the shutout victory. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses 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 Shonan Bellmare won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Cerezo Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been S. Maikuma. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Shuto Machino has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Shonan Bellmare.