On the 12th of March, in this week 4 match, Nagoya Grampus will travel to Kawasaki to battle Kawasaki Frontale in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. In their last match, Kawasaki Frontale recorded a 2-2 draw against Gamba Osaka. Yuki Yamamoto struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 34th minute, but T. Miyagi got the equalizer for Kawasaki Frontale in the 75th minute . Kawasaki Frontale is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while nagoya Grampus is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sagan Tosu. Akito Fukuta struck first for Nagoya Grampus on an own goal in the 2nd minute, but Akito Fukuta got the equalizer for Sagan Tosu in the 30th minute earning them at least the one point. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Nagoya Grampus is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jakub Świerczok and Yoichiro Kakitani each having 2 goals in their last five. Both Kei Chinen and Akihiro Ienaga have been the hottest scorers for Kawasaki Frontale in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.