In a weekend match in week 18, on Saturday Jun 25th, Kawasaki Frontale hosts Júbilo Iwata at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium in a meeting of these two J-League teams. 3rd placed Kawasaki Frontale is fresh off their 5-2 win against Consadole Sapporo. Ryota Aoki scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 28th minute, then Ienaga tied it up for Kawasaki Frontale in the 42nd minute But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Kobayashi. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while júbilo Iwata sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Sagan Tosu. Fabian Andres Gonzalez Lasso struck first for Júbilo Iwata in the 8th minute, then Fabian Andres Gonzalez Lasso added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Kanuma. Júbilo Iwata is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Júbilo Iwata and Kawasaki Frontale last played eachother at the Yamaha Stadium on the 6th of April. Júbilo Iwata and Kawasaki Frontale battled to a 1-1 draw. Kotaro Omori scored the first goal for Júbilo Iwata in the 78th minute, but Kei Chinen got the equalizer for Kawasaki Frontale in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Kawasaki Frontale at least a draw.
Júbilo Iwata is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kanuma and Gonzalez Lasso each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Kobayashi and Ienaga have been the hottest scorers for Kawasaki Frontale in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.