Week 13 brings us a match on May 14th where Kashima Antlers plays host to 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 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Kashima Antlers is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yoshifumi Kashiwa struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 38th minute on a feed from Mitsuta, then Makoto Mitsuta added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Kashima Antlers was frustrated by Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sanfrecce Hiroshima ended the match with the shutout victory. Kashima Antlers is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while consadole Sapporo is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Kyoto Sanga. Tomoki Takamine struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kyoto Sanga couldn’t muster any offence and Consadole Sapporo ran away with the shutout win. Consadole Sapporo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Kashima Antlers won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Consadole Sapporo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Taika Nakashima and Miyazawa, and they each have 1 goal. For Kashima Antlers, their top scorers are Ueda and Arthur Caíke, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.