National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashiwa Reysol or Kashima Antlers that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kashiwa and Kashima Antlers.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Kashiwa Reysol are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two J-League games here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium.
In their previous game, the manager Júnior led his Kashiwa Reysol to a defeat away at Avispa Fukuoka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium. Defender Kawaguchi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Kawaguchi won 9 of 12 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a J-League home game that ended 1-1 versus Tokyo.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kashiwa Reysol, as the J-League home game vs Nagoya Grampus is only four days away.
Kashiwa Reysol has scored {3 goals-1} so far and conceded {3 goals-2} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the play-offs against Avispa Fukuoka.Kashima Antlers are yet to lose a point on their J-League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Kashima Antlers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Yokohama. A victory against Yokohama as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Kashima Antlers hit the posts three times. Midfield player Sano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Sano hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 8 of 8 times.
A 1-2 loss hosting Kawasaki Frontale before that.A new game in only four days for Kashima, the J-League home match versus Avispa Fukuoka. Busy days.
Kashima Antlers have the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kashiwa Reysol two wins, one draw and Kashima Antlers seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 2 goals |  K. Chinen 2 goals | E. Katayama 1 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
