In this week 31 match on the 1st of October, Kawasaki Frontale will travel to Sapporo to battle Consadole Sapporo in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed Consadole Sapporo is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Yokohama F. Marinos. Yokohama F. Marinos had 15 on net, and Consadole Sapporo had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Kawasaki Frontale, recorded a 1-1 draw against Kashiwa Reysol. Kobayashi struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 38th minute on a feed from Ienaga, then Douglas got the equalizer for Kashiwa Reysol in the 63rd minute on a feed from Mao Hosoya earning Kashiwa Reysol a comeback draw. Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki Frontale won by a score of 5 to 2. Ryota Aoki struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 28th minute, but Ienaga got the equalizer for Kawasaki Frontale in the 42nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Kobayashi to cap off a wild match.
Kei Chinen has been the most prolific scorer on Kawasaki Frontale in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Consadole Sapporo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Shinzo Koroki and Ryota Aoki each only have 1 goal in their last five.