Week 6 brings us a match on Apr 2nd, where Kashima Antlers will host Shimizu S-Pulse at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed Kashima Antlers is fresh off their 2-1 win against Shonan Bellmare. Yusuke Segawa scored the first goal for Shonan Bellmare in the 16th minute, then Ueda tied it up for Kashima Antlers in the 49th minute But luckily in the 64th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Juan Alano. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kashima Antlers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 15th placed Shimizu S-Pulse, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Vissel Kobe. Shimizu S-Pulse had 11 on net, and Vissel Kobe had 19, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Shimizu S-Pulse’s most prolific scorer has been Suzuki. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Ueda has been the most prolific scorer on Kashima Antlers in the last five matches with three goals.