Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kashima Antlers & V-Varen Nagasaki face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Kashima have less rest than V-Varen Nagasaki in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J-League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, V-Varen Nagasaki have had more rest.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the final.Kashima Antlers have performed here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki this season with 7 wins from 12 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. Kashima has recorded two wins in a row here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Kashima's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Tokushima Vortis. The home side are looking to build on that result. The attacker Ryotaro Araki was "man of the match" for Kashima with a rating of 8.93/10. Araki scored two goals, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 36 successful passes (of 41 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Shonan Bellmare with a 2-1 scoreline.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kashima Antlers as they are travelling to their away game against Vissel Kobe in the J-League. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 12 games), Kashima Antlers's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Kashima Antlers have conceded 12 goals.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Playing away, V-Varen Nagasaki have won 7 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the J2-League this season. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes V-Varen Nagasaki's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Mito Hollyhock game.
V-Varen Nagasaki had fun at their own home (transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki) last time out, beating Giravanz Kitakyushu 3-2. Y. Egawa and Wellington Rato (2) scored.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Omiya Ardija.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the V-Varen Nagasaki manager H. Matsuda as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Blaublitz Akita.
The visiting Nagasaki have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Nagasaki have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous three meetings between these contenders: Kashima won three, V-Varen Nagasaki triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Araki 8 goals |  E. Teixeira Lima 8 goals |  A. Ueda 6 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Kashima Antlers | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 52 | 35 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 39% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Sagamihara | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |