In a weekend match in week 38, on Sat Dec 4th, Yokohama hosts Consadole Sapporo in a meeting 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 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Yokohama sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Oita Trinita. Yamato Machida struck first for Oita Trinita in the 8th minute, then Hideto Takahashi added another on an own goal in the 27th minute In the end, Yokohama couldn’t muster any offence and Oita Trinita ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Consadole Sapporo recorded a 3-1 win against Kashiwa Reysol. Milan Tucic scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 13th minute, then added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Chanathip Songkrasin. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Consadole Sapporo was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Yoshiaki Komai struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 2nd minute on a feed from, then Kaneko added another in the 4th minute.
Milan Tucic has been the most prolific scorer on Consadole Sapporo in the last five matches with 2 goals. Matsuo and Felipe Vizeu are the top scorers for Yokohama in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.