Only a few games have been played in the J-League so far, with Kashima Antlers placed 18th and Consadole Sapporo sitting in the 11th position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Consadole Sapporo when visiting Kashima as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The fans are hoping that Kashima will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the J-League game against Kawasaki Frontale (placed 6th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
The manager A. Zago will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Urawa Reds in only four days.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J-League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
It's the second away game in a row for Consadole, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Yokohama (placed 12th) in the J-League last time out. Prior to that match, the Consadole Sapporo manager M. Petrović faced defeat when travelling to Kashiwa Reysol and losing 2-4.
The schedule is very tough for Consadole now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Shonan Bellmare is waiting in only four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Consadole Sapporo has managed 4 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers-Consadole Sapporo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kashima seven wins, Consadole Sapporo zero wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Kashima Antlers missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 40% |