Kashima Antlers vs Hokuriku University
The Japan Cup competition was the chance for the lower caste teams to challenge the participants from the top division. Midweek, for example, Hokuriku University will face Kashima Antlers for the first time. They were met in the second round drawing which was held on Wednesday (3/7).
Hokuriku University is only a participant from the lower caste of the Japanese division, so the author has difficulty finding data on the results of their matches lately. Clearly, they arrived at this phase after the first round managed to steal positions 2-4 from Gifu’s Kyoritsu University headquarters.
Meanwhile, Kashima Antlers will vent disappointment in the match tomorrow after Sunday (30/6) and then held a draw by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Japanese League continued. The draw feels very suffocating because the visitors managed to equalize to 2-2 through a goal right at minute 94. This result is what made the host stuck in rank 5.
The draw was also the first for the Kashima Antlers after having landed five consecutive home wins. In fact, they managed to score 13 goals and only conceded 1 time during that period. With notes like this, yesterday’s disaster should have been avoided, even redeemed with victory, when meeting Hokuriku University in the middle of the week.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.57