In a weekend match on Sat Nov 27th, in week 37, Shonan Bellmare and Tokushima Vortis will play a match in Hiratsuka in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Vegalta Sendai. Wellington scored the first goal for Shonan Bellmare in the 10th minute, then Takuya Okamoto added another in the 74th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vegalta Sendai couldn’t manage to score, and Shonan Bellmare took the shutout win. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Tokushima Vortis is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Tokyo. Joel Fujita struck first for Tokushima Vortis in the 42nd minute, then Yuki Kakita added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Tokuma Suzuki In the end, Tokyo couldn’t muster any offence and Tokushima Vortis ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun May 30th, Tokushima Vortis hosted Shonan Bellmare in their last match together. Tokushima Vortis and Shonan Bellmare battled to a 1-1 draw. Cacá struck first for Tokushima Vortis in the 13th minute, then Shuto Machino tied it up for Shonan Bellmare in the 23rd minute on a feed from Wellington earning Shonan Bellmare a comeback draw.
Tokushima Vortis’s most prolific scorer has been Yuki Kakita. The Japaneese attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Shonan Bellmare is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Shuto Machino and Naoki Yamada each only have 1 goal in their last five.