In a weekend match in week 18, on Sunday Jun 26th, Kyoto Sanga and Shonan Bellmare will play a match in Kyoto in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Kashima Antlers. Arthur Caíke scored the first goal for Kashima Antlers in the 50th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Kashima Antlers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashima Antlers ended the match with the shutout victory. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Shonan Bellmare, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Tokyo. Masaki Ikeda struck first for Shonan Bellmare in the 26th minute, then Shuto Machino added another in the 70th minute In the end, Tokyo couldn’t muster any offence and Shonan Bellmare ran away with the shutout win. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Shonan Bellmare and Kyoto Sanga battled to a 1-1 draw. Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 47th minute, then Shuto Machino tied it up for Shonan Bellmare in the 71st minute earning Shonan Bellmare at least a draw.
Shuto Machino has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Shonan Bellmare. Kyoto Sanga is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kosuke Taketomi and Asahi Sasaki each only have 1 goal in their last 5.