On Sun Jun 26th, in week 18, Consadole Sapporo hosts Gamba Osaka in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Consadole Sapporo, recorded a 2-5 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. Ryota Aoki struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 28th minute, then Akihiro Ienaga tied it up for Kawasaki Frontale in the 42nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Kobayashi. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Dawhan struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 7th minute on a feed from Patric, then Takuma Nishimura tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 56th minute on a feed from Watanabe But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Kota Mizunuma. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Consadole Sapporo and Gamba Osaka last played eachother at the Nishigaoka National Stadium on the 4th of May. Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Gamba Osaka nor Consadole Sapporo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 23 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Both Hiroto Yamami and Dawhan have been the hottest scorers for Gamba Osaka in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Ryota Aoki has been the most prolific scorer on Consadole Sapporo in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.