On Mar 18th, Kawasaki Frontale hosts Cerezo Osaka in a J-League match. Kawasaki Frontale sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Albirex Niigata. Ryotaro Ito struck first for Albirex Niigata in the 22nd minute on a feed from Watanabe, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kawasaki Frontale was frustrated by Albirex Niigata’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Albirex Niigata ended the match with the shutout victory. Kawasaki Frontale looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 13th placed Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sagan Tosu. Shinji Kagawa struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 38th minute on a feed from M. Kato, then M. Kato added another in the 52nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Cerezo Osaka won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Okuno and Hirotaka Tameda are the top scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Kawasaki Frontale is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ryoma Watanabe and Marcinho each only have 1 goal in their last 5.

In a weekend match in week 5, on Sat Mar 18th, Nagoya Grampus will host Tokyo at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nagoya Grampus is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Kashiwa Reysol. Kasper Junker scored the first goal for Nagoya Grampus in the 41st minute, then Kensuke Nagai added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Kasper Junker In the end, Kashiwa Reysol was frustrated by Nagoya Grampus’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nagoya Grampus ended the match with the shutout victory. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Tokyo is fresh off their 3-1 win against Yokohama. Queiroz de Oliveira scored the first goal for Tokyo in the 5th minute, then Teruhito Nakagawa added another in the 27th minute. Tokyo is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Adailton has been the most effective weapon for Tokyo lately. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Nagoya Grampus is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kensuke Nagai and Kasper Junker each having 2 goals in their last five.

Mar 18th features a match where Yokohama F. Marinos plays host to Kashima Antlers in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 0-2 loss against Consadole Sapporo. struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 8th minute, then Yuki Kobayashi added another in the 77th minute In the end, Yokohama F. Marinos couldn’t muster any offence and Consadole Sapporo ran away with the shutout win. Yokohama F. Marinos is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Kashima Antlers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Neither Kashima Antlers nor Avispa Fukuoka could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Yokohama F. Marinos won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Kei Chinen has been the most prolific scorer on Kashima Antlers in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Yokohama F. Marinos is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Élber and Takuma Nishimura each having 2 goals in their last 5.

On the 18th of March, Gamba Osaka will host Consadole Sapporo at Nishigaoka National Stadium in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Gamba Osaka sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ben Khalifa struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2nd minute, then Usami tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 70th minute on a feed from Fukuda. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Consadole Sapporo recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Yokohama F. Marinos. scored the first goal for Consadole Sapporo in the 8th minute, then Yuki Kobayashi added another in the 77th minute In the end, Yokohama F. Marinos was frustrated by Consadole Sapporo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Consadole Sapporo ended the match with the shutout victory. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Consadole Sapporo won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Ryota Aoki has been the most prolific scorer on Consadole Sapporo in his last five matches with two goals. Takashi Usami has been the most effective weapon for Gamba Osaka lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.

In a weekend match on Sat Mar 18th, in week 5, Yokohama plays host to Kyoto Sanga in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 18th placed Yokohama is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Tokyo. Queiroz de Oliveira struck first for Tokyo in the 5th minute, then Teruhito Nakagawa added another in the 27th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Kyoto Sanga, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Shonan Bellmare. Kosuke Kinoshita struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 55th minute, then Yamada added another in the 74th minute In the end, Shonan Bellmare couldn’t muster any offence and Kyoto Sanga ran away with the shutout win. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

Patric and Kawasaki are the top scorers for Kyoto Sanga in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Ogawa has been the most prolific scorer on Yokohama in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.