Victory alone will do for the Kashima Antlers club members in this Kashima Soccer Stadium battle with Vissel Kobe, as they enjoy a robust lead on the away team in the J-League standings.
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (11) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Kashima nor Vissel Kobe 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.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Kashima Antlers have to build on here at Kashima Soccer Stadium in the J-League.
Kashima Antlers's previous fixture was a Emperor Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-0 against Gamba Osaka. The home team are looking to build on that result.
A 0-0 draw away in the J-League before that, with Consadole Sapporo the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kashima Antlers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The Kashima fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have only collected 9 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-3-6 (11 played).
The fans enjoyed Vissel Kobe's previous fixture versus Kashiwa Reysol, a Emperor Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jubilo Iwata at their stadium, the result 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Vissel have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vissel Kobe as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Vissel Kobe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vissel Kobe - Kashima 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Kashima Antlers won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Vissel Kobe got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 7 goals |  A. do Nascimento Cruz 6 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 76% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 67% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 29% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 29% |
| 14% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 38% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 33% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 19% | 24% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vissel Kobe have scored away.
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (11) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
