Consadole Sapporo
- Consadole Sapporo sit 20th in J2 League 2026/2027 with 8 points from 10 games.
- Sapporo's form across all current competitions is mixed with 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 defeats in their last 5 games.
- They have not looked good away this season with no wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in 4 away games.
Blaublitz Akita
- Blaublitz Akita are 9th with 13 points from 10.
- Akita have 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat in their last 5 games.
- Akita have gone 4 away games without a victory in J2 League 2026/2027, drawing 2 and losing 2, and they average just 0.50 goals scored on the road.
Head-to-Head
The last 3 head-to-head matches between Akita and Sapporo across the J2/J3 League 2026 and all current competitions have ended with 2 wins for Akita and 1 for Sapporo, with no draws.
Key Players
- Sapporo manager Kenta Kawai likes to see his men play with the ball, even on their own turf, and he's got them structured to play an overload style with lots of pressure in the right places.
- Akita's Shota Suzuki is their main finisher with 3 goals in 6 J2 League 2026/2027 appearances, and he has a few players to help him get on the end of those vertical breaks with Yoshihiro Nakano, who has 4 assists in Akita's last 5 across all competitions.
- Sapporo's Haruto Shirai leads the J2 League 2026/2027 scoring with 2 goals in 8 games, but it's Amadou Bakayoko who has been the most reliable in recent games, with 2 of their last 6 goals coming from him in their last 5.
Betting Insights
- The odds on this game make Consadole Sapporo the narrow favorites at 2.25, which looks a little off considering Akita's form.
- The visitors are also 2.85 with the same bookmaker.
- The both teams to score market at 1.72 is a decent secondary option, given the transition potential in this matchup.
Prediction
With Sapporo playing at home, they should have more of the ball and more of a chance of winning, but they are far from convincing, so we're going for them to edge it by a point, but if they overcommit at all, Akita can get a crucial goal on the break.