On the 4th of March, Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga will play a match in Kyoto in a meeting of these two 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. In their last match, 17th placed Kyoto Sanga, recorded a 0-1 loss against Nagoya Grampus. Kensuke Nagai scored the first goal for Nagoya Grampus in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kyoto Sanga couldn’t muster any offence and Nagoya Grampus ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Tokyo recorded a 1-1 draw against Kashiwa Reysol. Hosoya struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 25th minute, then Adailton tied it up for Tokyo in the 36th minute on a feed from Koki Tsukagawa earning Tokyo a comeback draw. Tokyo is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Tokyo won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ryoma Watanabe has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Tokyo.