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Match details:

J League
Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan
July 16, 2022
02:30 pm IST

Preview:

Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe will face each other in the J League at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima in the Round 22 match. Kashima Antlers are a regular member of the league and they are in 2nd place with 39 points in 21 matches this season. They have collected one point in the last league match against Consadole Sapporo. They have an edge in this match. Vessel Kobe are doing a very poor job in their league campaign, having earned just 20 points in 21 matches so far. They are coming into this game after a 2-1 win against Kashima Reysol in the Emperor Cup.

Recent form:

Kashima Antlers – WDWDD
Vissel Kobe – LLWWW

Probable starting XI:

Kashima Antlers

Kwoun Sun-Tae, Keigo Tsunemoto, Kento Misao, Min-Tae Kim, Rikuto Hirose, Arthur Caike, Diego Pituca, Ryuji Izumi, Yuta Higuchi, Everaldo, Yuma Suzuki.

Vissel Kobe

Hiroki Iikura, Gotoku Sakai, Ryuho Kikuchi, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Yuki Kobayashi, Andres Iniesta, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Kento Hashimoto, Koya Yuruki, Yoshinori Muto, Yutaro Oda.

Top picks:

Yuma Suzuki: Yuma has been one of the stars of the team recently. He averages 2.1 shots per match which gives him the advantage to collect points. He loves to convert crucial chances and always looks to strike at crucial junctures. In his match against Cerezo Osaka, he netted a goal in the league match. With this important fixture in line, he will look to play a vital role. He has seven goals and eight assists in the league so far.

Arthur Caike: Caike enjoys passing the ball and putting the ball in the net. In the draw against Cerezo Osaka, he scored a goal and also has a total of six goals along with three assists in the league so far. He could be a decent vice-captaincy pick in this meeting.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Yuma Suzuki
Arthur Caike
Yoshinori Muto
Andres Iniesta

Fantasy team:

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