In this week 7 match on Apr 6th, Urawa Reds hosts Shimizu S-Pulse at Saitama Stadium 2002 in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Urawa Reds recorded a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo. David Moberg Karlsson scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 30th minute on a penalty shot, then Kaneko tied it up for Consadole Sapporo in the 72nd minute on a feed from Tomoki Takamine squeezing out at least the one point for Consadole Sapporo. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while shimizu S-Pulse sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Kashima Antlers. Benjamin Kololli struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 70th minute, then in the 78th minute, Yuta Matsumura sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yuma Suzuki Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Ayase Ueda to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Katsuhiro Nakayama and Yuito Suzuki are the top scorers for Shimizu S-Pulse in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. David Moberg Karlsson has been the most prolific scorer on Urawa Reds in the last five matches with 2 goals.