On the 29th of October, Shimizu S-Pulse will host Kashima Antlers at Iai Stadium Nihondaira in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Shimizu S-Pulse is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Júbilo Iwata. Thiago Santana struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 34th minute, then in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Yosuke Furukawa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ryo Germain earning Júbilo Iwata at least a draw. Shimizu S-Pulse is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while kashima Antlers sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Júbilo Iwata. Yuta Higuchi scored the first goal for Kashima Antlers in the 10th minute, then in the 31st minute, Shota Kaneko sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yuto Suzuki . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On the 2nd of April, Kashima Antlers hosted Shimizu S-Pulse in their last match together. Kashima Antlers won by a score of 2 to 1. Benjamin Kololli struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 70th minute, then Yuma Suzuki got the equalizer for Kashima Antlers in the 78th minute on a feed from Yuta Matsumura Finally they completed the comback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Ayase Ueda to cap off a wild match.
Arthur Caíke has been the most prolific scorer on Kashima Antlers in the last 5 matches with three goals. Shimizu S-Pulse’s most prolific scorer has been Thiago Santana. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.