In this week 2 match, on Sat Feb 25th, Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale will play a match in Kashima in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 3rd placed Kashima Antlers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Kyoto Sanga. Diego Pituca struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 8th minute, then Kei Chinen added another in the 34th minute In the end, Kyoto Sanga 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. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kawasaki Frontale recorded a 1-2 loss against Yokohama F. Marinos. Takuma Nishimura struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 4th minute on a feed from Élber, then Élber added another in the 38th minute. Kawasaki Frontale looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kawasaki Frontale’s most prolific scorer has been Marcinho. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Everaldo and Blessing Eleke are the top scorers for Kashima Antlers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.