In this 34th week match, on Sat Nov 5th, Kashima Antlers will host Gamba Osaka in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Kashima Antlers, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Misao struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t manage to score, and Kashima Antlers took the shutout win. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while gamba Osaka is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Júbilo Iwata. Ryotaro Meshino scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 66th minute, then Patric added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Júbilo Iwata was frustrated by Gamba Osaka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gamba Osaka ended the match with the shutout victory. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Feb 19th, Kashima Antlers took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Ayase Ueda struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 20th minute, then Kosuke Onose tied it up for Gamba Osaka in the 26th minute.
Gamba Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been Patric. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Diego Pituca and Arthur Caíke are the top scorers for Kashima Antlers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.