Week 16 brings us a match on May 29th, where Kashima Antlers will travel to Chōfu to battle Tokyo in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Tokyo is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Ryoya Ogawa struck first for Tokyo in the 45th minute, then Ogawa added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Abe At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t manage to score, and Tokyo took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Kashima Antlers, recorded a 4-4 draw against Sagan Tosu. Masaya Tashiro struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 31st minute on a feed from Fujita, then Taisei Miyashiro added another in the 38th minute . Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Kashima Antlers won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ueda has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Kashima Antlers. Tokyo’s top weapon lately has been Ogawa, who has two goals in the last five matches.