On Wed Apr 6th, Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka will play a match in Fukuoka in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Avispa Fukuoka is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sagan Tosu. Neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Sagan Tosu could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 2 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while kashima Antlers is fresh off their 2-1 win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Benjamin Kololli struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 70th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara, then Yuma Suzuki tied it up for Kashima Antlers in the 78th minute on a feed from Yuta Matsumura But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Ueda. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Avispa Fukuoka won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kashima Antlers is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ayase Ueda and Yuma Suzuki each having 2 goals in their last 5. Avispa Fukuoka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ko Yanagisawa and Tatsuya Tanaka, and they each have 1 goal.