On the 18th of March, in this week 5 match, Vissel Kobe will travel to Tosu to battle Sagan Tosu in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sagan Tosu recorded a 1-2 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Shinji Kagawa struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 38th minute, then M. Kato added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Hirotaka Tameda. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while vissel Kobe is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Urawa Reds. Ito struck first for Urawa Reds in the 21st minute on a feed from Okubo, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Vissel Kobe was frustrated by Urawa Reds’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Urawa Reds ended the match with the shutout victory. Vissel Kobe is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Vissel Kobe won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Yuya Osako has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Vissel Kobe. Hwang Seok-Ho and Taisei Miyashiro are the top scorers for Sagan Tosu in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.