In this week 38 match on the 4th of December, Vegalta Sendai plays host to Kashima Antlers in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 19th placed Vegalta Sendai, recorded a 2-2 draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Jordy Croux struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 26th minute on a feed from Hiroyuki Mae, then R. Kida tied it up for Vegalta Sendai in the 49th minute on a feed from Felippe Cardoso . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kashima Antlers recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sagan Tosu. Ueda struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 14th minute on a feed from Ryuji Izumi, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sagan Tosu couldn’t manage to score, and Kashima Antlers took the shutout win. Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Jun 20th, Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over nine thousand. Takuma Nishimura scored the first goal for Vegalta Sendai in the 63rd minute, but Juan Alano got the equalizer for Kashima Antlers in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Arthur Caíke has been the most prolific scorer on Kashima Antlers in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. R. Kida has been the most prolific scorer on Vegalta Sendai in his last 5 matches with three goals.