In a mid week match in week 20, on Wed Jul 6th, Urawa Reds hosts Kyoto Sanga at Saitama Stadium 2002 in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 11th placed Urawa Reds, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gamba Osaka. Mitsuki Saito struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 33rd minute on a feed from Hideki Ishige, but Alexander Scholz got the equalizer for Urawa Reds in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Urawa Reds a comeback draw. Urawa Reds is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while kyoto Sanga sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Consadole Sapporo. Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 9th minute, but Suga got the equalizer for Consadole Sapporo in the 58th minute. Kyoto Sanga looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Kyoto Sanga won by a score of 1 to 0. Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Urawa Reds couldn’t manage to score, and Kyoto Sanga took the shutout win.
Asahi Sasaki and Takumi Miyayoshi are the top scorers for Kyoto Sanga in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Urawa Reds’s most prolific scorer has been Alexander Scholz. The Danish defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.