Struggling Shonan Bellmare pray to pull off a surprise win when they greet top team Kashima Antlers in the next league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have modest expectations.
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
Shonan Bellmare and Kashima Antlers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Shonan Bellmare's struggle is real here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka with only 13 points collected from 13 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6.
The Shonan Bellmare club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka: A 1-5 defeat against Consadole Sapporo (placed 11th). Shonan Bellmare were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Abe, who plays in attack, was the champion player for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 7.01 (out of 10). Abe scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Heartbreak before that as Bellmare lost 0-1 at Júbilo Iwata's place.If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Shonan Bellmare have scored 9 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Shonan Bellmare have conceded 20 from these games.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Playing away, Kashima Antlers have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the J-League this season.
Kashima go into this game after a win, the home game against Avispa Fukuoka that ended 2-0. Those three points felt sweet as this club had gone five league matches without winning. Suzuki, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Suzuki hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima before that.Few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this club have had two goals or less.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kashima Antlers have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Kashima Antlers in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers have won every one of the 4 most recent matches versus this opponent. Can they do it again?The participants have met each other already this season, with the match result Kashima Antlers - Shonan Bellmare 2-1 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 10 goals |   S. Machino 8 goals | Y. Suzuki 7 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 30 | 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 31 |
| 83% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 58% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 80% |
| 29% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 17% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 12% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 32% |
| 42% | 46% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11 | 11.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 20% | 16% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 30% | 32% |
| 10 | 9.5 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 11.9 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
- Shonan Bellmare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 22 |
