On May 8th, Sagan Tosu and Tokyo will play a match in Chōfu 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 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Tokyo, recorded a 1-5 loss against Avispa Fukuoka. Daiki Miya struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 3rd minute, but Kuryu Matsuki got the equalizer for Tokyo in the 24th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Tokyo should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Sagan Tosu recorded a 1-1 draw against Cerezo Osaka. Bruno Mendes struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 73rd minute on a penalty kick, then Fujita tied it up for Sagan Tosu in the 83rd minute on a penalty kick earning them at least the one point. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 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 Sagan Tosu won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sagan Tosu is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yuki Kakita and Honda each having 2 goals in their last 5. Tokyo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Leandro and Adailton, and they each have 1 goal.