In this 25th week match, on Sun Aug 14th, Kashima Antlers will host Avispa Fukuoka at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Kashima Antlers recorded a 0-2 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takumu Kawamura scored the first goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 84th minute, then Ezequiel added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Kashima Antlers couldn’t muster any offence and Sanfrecce Hiroshima ran away with the shutout win. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Avispa Fukuoka recorded a 0-2 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Matej Jonjic struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 5th minute, then Satoki Uejo added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Avispa Fukuoka couldn’t muster any offence and Cerezo Osaka ran away with the shutout win. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Kashima Antlers won by a score of 1 to 0. Ayase Ueda struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Avispa Fukuoka 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.
Avispa Fukuoka’s top weapon lately has been Yuya Yamagishi, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Everaldo and Yuma Suzuki are the top scorers for Kashima Antlers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.