Week 1 features a match on Sat Feb 18th, where Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo will play a match in Hiroshima in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has not played yet this season, and neither has Consadole Sapporo.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima starts the year after ending last season in 3rd place, while Consadole Sapporo is opening up their season after finishing last season 10th in the tables.