On Sat May 14th, Kawasaki Frontale will play host to Avispa Fukuoka in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Kawasaki Frontale sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Wakizaka scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 14th minute, then Marcinho added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t manage to score, and Kawasaki Frontale took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 11th placed Avispa Fukuoka, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Shonan Bellmare. Neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Shonan Bellmare could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Avispa Fukuoka’s most prolific scorer has been Yamagishi. The Japaneese midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches. Kawasaki Frontale’s most prolific scorer has been Marcinho. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.