The league table is allowed to rest as Nagoya Grampus and Kashima Antlers battle for J-League Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Nagoya Grampus nor Kashima Antlers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Grampus participated in J-League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Urawa Reds.Nagoya Grampus are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Toyota Stadium. 8 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 14 games.
The spoils were shared in Nagoya Grampus's previous game, also at home. Visiting Yokohama travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Inagaki got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Inagaki scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Kashiwa Reysol in the Emperor Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nagoya Grampus have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 7 and lost 1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Grampus as they are travelling to their away game against Kashima Antlers in the J-League Cup. That match is four days after this one.
The Nagoya Grampus fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Grampus have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against Avispa Fukuoka.6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Kashima Antlers playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Kashima Antlers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shonan Bellmare for a 2-2 draw. The draw against Shonan Bellmare came from a losing position. The Kashima Antlers manager Iwamasa brought on Caíke as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Mizoguchi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Mizoguchi hit two key passes and won 5 of 5 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Albirex Niigata in the J-League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Kashima Antlers in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Kashima, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Kashima Antlers, the J-League Cup home match versus Nagoya Grampus. Busy days.
Kashima Antlers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kashima Antlers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Grampus won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Kashima Antlers got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 11 goals |   Y. Suzuki 11 goals | K. Chinen 5 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 28 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 12.7 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 18 |
