In this week 2 match on the 25th of February, Sagan Tosu and Gamba Osaka will play a match in Tokyo in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Kashiwa Reysol. Eiichi Katayama struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 42nd minute, then Usami tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 49th minute . Gamba Osaka looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while 18th placed Sagan Tosu is fresh off their 1-5 loss against Shonan Bellmare. Yuki Ohashi struck first for Shonan Bellmare in the 3rd minute on a feed from Daiki Sugioka, then Yuki Ohashi added another in the 36th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sagan Tosu won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sagan Tosu’s most prolific scorer has been Taisei Miyashiro. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Gamba Osaka’s top weapon lately has been Patric, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.