In a weekend match in week 2, on Sat Feb 26th, Kashima Antlers will host Kawasaki Frontale at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Kashima Antlers recorded a 3-1 win against Gamba Osaka. Ayase Ueda struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 20th minute, then Kosuke Onose tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 26th minute. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Kawasaki Frontale, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tokyo. Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 81st minute on a feed from Daiya Tono, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tokyo was frustrated by Kawasaki Frontale’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kawasaki Frontale ended the match with the shutout victory. Kawasaki Frontale is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kawasaki Frontale is fortunate enough to have Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 7 goals. Ayase Ueda has been the most effective weapon for Kashima Antlers lately. The Japaneese attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.