This duo has had problems getting enough points so far, but a win and three points in this very important match would certainly provide a boost. Get ready for Shonan Bellmare - Consadole Sapporo!
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals (39) in J-League
Consadole Sapporo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Shonan Bellmare, who have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in J-League, have played 12 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Shonan Bellmare hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Gamba Osaka, Júbilo Iwata, Shimizu S-Pulse, Shonan Bellmare and Vissel Kobe), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Stress levels are on the rise for Shonan Bellmare's attacking players as they have now played 218 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ikeda was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that Bellmare will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Júbilo Iwata (placed 16th). Before that game this team had gone six consecutive league games without losing. Tachi, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Tachi won 7 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Avispa Fukuoka that ended 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Shonan Bellmare have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 6 and lost 4.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Bellmare aren't scoring a lot here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the league, with only 8 goals from 12 games. Shonan Bellmare have conceded 15 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo have only collected 10 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-4-7 (13 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Consadole Sapporo's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Consadole played 2-2 against Nagoya Grampus in their previous match. Midfield player Arano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Arano signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 45 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Kashiwa Reysol's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Consadole Sapporo playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 4 Consadole Sapporo wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Consadole Sapporo have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Consadole Sapporo - Bellmare 1-0 was the output when this pair of squads formerly met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Shonan Bellmare won one, Consadole Sapporo were winners in four and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 8 goals |  D. Suga 4 goals |  M. Ikeda 3 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 39 |
| 83% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 83% |
| 57% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 65% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 43% |
| 13% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 30% |
| 9% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 52% |
| 39% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 35% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 20% | 15% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | 25% |
| 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.4 |
- Consadole Sapporo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals (28) away in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals (39) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the the worst goal difference (-18) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
