On Sat Sep 10th, in week 29, Kyoto Sanga and Kashima Antlers will play a match in Kyoto in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Kyoto Sanga sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Temma Matsuda struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 1st minute, then Yuta Toyokawa added another in the 9th minute on a feed from Kosuke Taketomi In the end, Vissel Kobe was frustrated by Kyoto Sanga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kyoto Sanga ended the match with the shutout victory. Kyoto Sanga looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 4th placed Kashima Antlers is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Urawa Reds. Arthur Caíke struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 16th minute on a feed from Yuta Higuchi, then Arthur Caíke added another in the 27th minute. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Jun 18th, Kashima Antlers hosted Kyoto Sanga at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in their last match together. Kashima Antlers won by a score of 1 to 0. Arthur Caíke scored the first goal for Kashima Antlers in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Kashima Antlers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashima Antlers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kashima Antlers is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Everaldo and Arthur Caíke each having 2 goals in their last 5. Genki Omae has been the most prolific scorer on Kyoto Sanga in the last 5 matches with two goals.