Week 20 brings us a match on Jul 6th where Kashima Antlers hosts Cerezo Osaka in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Kashima Antlers recorded a 2-1 win against Kashiwa Reysol. Kim Min-Tae struck first for Kashima Antlers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Yuki Muto tied it up for Kashiwa Reysol in the 63rd minute. Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-1 win against Kawasaki Frontale. Shogo Taniguchi scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 36th minute, then Kakeru Funaki tied it up for Cerezo Osaka in the 59th minute on a feed from Tokuma Suzuki But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Jean Patric. Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Kashima Antlers won by a score of 3 to 0. Yuma Suzuki struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 6th minute, then Yuta Matsumura added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Yuma Suzuki In the end, Cerezo Osaka was frustrated by Kashima Antlers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashima Antlers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kakeru Funaki has been the most effective weapon for Cerezo Osaka lately. The Japaneese defender has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Ueda has been the most prolific scorer on Kashima Antlers in his last 5 matches with two goals.