On Sat Aug 13th, Kyoto Sanga will travel to Kawasaki to battle Kawasaki Frontale in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. In their last match, Kawasaki Frontale recorded a 2-1 win against Yokohama F. Marinos. Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 25th minute, then in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Élber sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Teruhito Nakagawa. Kawasaki Frontale is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Kyoto Sanga, recorded a 1-2 loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Takeda struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 7th minute, then Yuki Honda tied it up for Kashiwa Reysol on an own goal in the 25th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 98th minute on a goal by Yuki Muto to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium, Kyoto Sanga was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Asahi Sasaki struck first for Kyoto Sanga on an own goal in the 60th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kawasaki Frontale couldn’t muster any offence and Kyoto Sanga ran away with the shutout win.
Kyoto Sanga’s most prolific scorer has been Genki Omae. The Japaneese attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. For Kawasaki Frontale, their top scorers are Akihiro Ienaga and Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.