Week 11 features a match on Wednesday May 18th, where Vissel Kobe will host Kawasaki Frontale at Noevir Stadium Kobe in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Vissel Kobe sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Sagan Tosu. Andres Iniesta Lujan struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 2nd minute, then Koya Yuruki added another in the 14th minute In the end, Sagan Tosu couldn’t muster any offence and Vissel Kobe ran away with the shutout win. Vissel Kobe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while kawasaki Frontale sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Avispa Fukuoka. Daiya Tono scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 55th minute, then Kurumaya added another in the 59th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Avispa Fukuoka couldn’t manage to score, and Kawasaki Frontale took the shutout win. Kawasaki Frontale is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of 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 Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Marcinho has been the most prolific scorer on Kawasaki Frontale in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Ryo Hatsuse and Hotaru Yamaguchi are the top scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.