On Mar 19th, Kashima Antlers hosts Shonan Bellmare at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kashima Antlers sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Kento Misao struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 7th minute on a feed from Bueno, then Yuma Suzuki added another in the 54th minute In the end, Vissel Kobe couldn’t muster any offence and Kashima Antlers ran away with the shutout win. Kashima Antlers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while shonan Bellmare sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Kyoto Sanga. Peter Utaka struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 47th minute, then in the 71st minute, Daiki Sugioka sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Shuto Machino squeezing out at least the one point for Shonan Bellmare. 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 Kashima Antlers won the head to head battle with 2 wins. For Kashima Antlers, their top scorers are Ayase Ueda and Yuma Suzuki, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.