Aug 7th features a match where Shonan Bellmare hosts Consadole Sapporo in a clash of these two evenly matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Shonan Bellmare sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Júbilo Iwata. Shota Kaneko scored the first goal for Júbilo Iwata in the 77th 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 Shonan Bellmare couldn’t manage to score, and Júbilo Iwata took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Shonan Bellmare should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Consadole Sapporo recorded a 2-2 draw against Nagoya Grampus. Fukai struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 31st minute on a feed from Arano, then Léo Silva tied it up for Nagoya Grampus in the 67th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium, Consadole Sapporo won by a score of 1 to 0. Suga struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Shonan Bellmare couldn’t muster any offence and Consadole Sapporo ran away with the shutout win.
Consadole Sapporo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Suga and Ryota Aoki, and they each have 1 goal. Yuki Ohashi and Masaki Ikeda are the top scorers for Shonan Bellmare in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.