On the 12th of October, in this week 27 match, Urawa Reds and Consadole Sapporo will play a match in Saitama in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Urawa Reds is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sagan Tosu. Kasper Junker struck first for Urawa Reds in the 40th minute on a feed from Okubo, then Yoshio Koizumi added another in the 50th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Urawa Reds should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 11th placed Consadole Sapporo is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Avispa Fukuoka. Ryota Aoki scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 12th minute, then Daiki Miya got the equalizer for Avispa Fukuoka in the 75th minute on a feed from Shun Nakamura But luckily in the 77th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Delgado Lloria. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Consadole Sapporo and Urawa Reds battled to a 1-1 draw. David Moberg Karlsson scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 30th minute on a penalty shot, then Kaneko tied it up for Consadole Sapporo in the 72nd minute on a penalty shot earning Consadole Sapporo at least a draw.
Both and Gabriel Xavier have been the hottest scorers for Consadole Sapporo in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Alexander Scholz and T. Chinen are the top scorers for Urawa Reds in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.