July 2nd features a match where Kashiwa Reysol will host Kashima Antlers in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 5th placed Kashiwa Reysol, recorded a 0-4 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Takuma Nishimura struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 17th minute, then Léo Ceará added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Élber In the end, Kashiwa Reysol couldn’t muster any offence and Yokohama F. Marinos ran away with the shutout win. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kashima Antlers recorded a 1-1 draw against Nagoya Grampus. Hayato Nakama struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 33rd minute, then Mateus tied it up for Nagoya Grampus in the 52nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Nagoya Grampus. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Kashima Antlers and Kashiwa Reysol last played eachother at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on Mar 6th. Kashima Antlers won by a score of 1 to 0. Ryotaro Araki struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 65th minute on a feed from Keigo Tsunemoto, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kashiwa Reysol couldn’t manage to score, and Kashima Antlers took the shutout win.
For Kashima Antlers, their top scorers are Ueda and Arthur Caíke, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Kashiwa Reysol’s most prolific scorer has been Matheus Savio. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.