In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 29th, in week 33, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will host Consadole Sapporo 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 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Vissel Kobe. Ryuho Kikuchi struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 20th minute, then Yuki Kobayashi added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Yuya Osako At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sanfrecce Hiroshima couldn’t manage to score, and Vissel Kobe took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their performance, while consadole Sapporo sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Urawa Reds. Lucas Fernandes struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 71st minute, but Alexander Scholz got the equalizer for Urawa Reds in the 89th minute earning Urawa Reds at least a draw. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo last played eachother at the Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium on Sat Feb 26th. Consadole Sapporo and Sanfrecce Hiroshima battled to a 1-1 draw. Shinzo Koroki struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 11th minute, then in the 54th minute, Tsukasa Shiotani sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tsukasa Morishima earning Sanfrecce Hiroshima a comeback draw.
Both and Gabriel Xavier have been the hottest scorers for Consadole Sapporo in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Takumu Kawamura and Makoto Mitsuta have been the hottest scorers for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.