A classic home victory, the away team runs away as victors or a score draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table sides Cerezo Osaka and Kashima Antlers meet at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kashima Antlers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo Osaka nor Kashima Antlers 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.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Cerezo Osaka have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
Happy days for Cerezo in their previous game, a fixture away at Gamba Osaka (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The victory against Gamba Osaka came after Kato's winning goal. The Cerezo Osaka manager Kogiku was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 68th minute. Ceará, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion player for the side in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.61 (out of 10). Ceará scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima (0-1).A decent goal production from Cerezo Osaka in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Cerezo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Kashima Antlers collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the J-League. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Momentum is building for Kashima Antlers in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The Kashima Antlers goalkeeper Tomoki Hayakawa is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 275 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Kashima play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Consadole Sapporo (placed 11th). Suzuki has scored at least one goal for the away side three games in a row. The efficiency! Defender Sekigawa was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Sekigawa won 8 of 9 duels.
Before that, Kashima Antlers secured a home win against Gamba Osaka with the score 4-0.Kashima has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Kashima Antlers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Cerezo wins - draws - Kashima Antlers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 6 goals |  L. de Sousa Pereira 4 goals | H. Okuno 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 73% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 18% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 9% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 9.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 47% | 44% |
| 12.5 | 13.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kashima Antlers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
