Cerezo Osaka vs Kashima Antlers: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 26.September
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yanmar Stadium Nagai (47000 seats)

This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, boom and bust resulting in mid-table spots so far. Get set for Cerezo Osaka - Kashima Antlers!

Insights:
  • Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (18) in J-League

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 Cerezo and Kashima Antlers.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The story so far in the J-League for Cerezo Osaka at their home stadium (Yanmar Stadium Nagai) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. The Cerezo Osaka manager A. Kogiku might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Happy days for Cerezo Osaka in their previous game, a J-League match away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.14 (out of ten) in that game. Sakamoto served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Urawa Reds.

Cerezo has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Cerezo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kashima Antlers form and stats

Playing away, Kashima Antlers have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the J-League this season. Momentum is building for Kashima in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Kashima might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kawasaki Frontale proved too strong as Kashima Antlers slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Late heartbreak for Kashima in the Kawasaki Frontale match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Juan Alano got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Alano scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Gamba Osaka.

Kashima Antlers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Kashima as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the teams faced each other previously this season; Kashima Antlers - Cerezo Osaka 1-0. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Cerezo, one draw and eight wins for Kashima Antlers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Kashima AntlersR. Araki
R. Araki
9 goals
Kashima AntlersA. Ueda
A. Ueda
9 goals
CerezoT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Kashima Antlers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cerezo Osaka Kashima Antlers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 3 15 30
10 6 1 Won W 0 7 15
9 5 2 Drew D 1 2 5
11 4 2 Lost L 2 6 10
39 20 8 Scored S 3 21 50
39 20 9 Conceded C 5 13 31
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
67% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 77%
43% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 60%
27% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 13% 23%
20% 13% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
53% 60% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 50%
30% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 47% 37%
23% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 17%
 
5.1 5.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.9 5.6
4.6 4.3 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.1 3.8
0.7 0.7 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.1 11.1 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10 12.3
4.3 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 5.1
30% 29% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 33%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (18) in J-League

  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 29 22 6 1 63 19 13 11 2 0 27 10 16 11 4 1 36 9 44 72
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 30 16 6 8 34 23 15 9 2 4 17 11 15 7 4 4 17 12 11 54
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 30 15 5 10 50 31 15 8 3 4 29 18 15 7 2 6 21 13 19 50
8 Tokyo 30 13 7 10 41 37 14 7 2 5 24 20 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 46
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 9 12 9 35 31 16 4 6 6 16 17 14 5 6 3 19 14 4 39
11 Cerezo Osaka 30 10 9 11 39 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 15 4 4 7 19 19 0 39
12 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

Table
  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 29 22 6 1 63 19 13 11 2 0 27 10 16 11 4 1 36 9 44 72
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 30 16 6 8 34 23 15 9 2 4 17 11 15 7 4 4 17 12 11 54
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 30 15 5 10 50 31 15 8 3 4 29 18 15 7 2 6 21 13 19 50
8 Tokyo 30 13 7 10 41 37 14 7 2 5 24 20 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 46
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 9 12 9 35 31 16 4 6 6 16 17 14 5 6 3 19 14 4 39
11 Cerezo Osaka 30 10 9 11 39 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 15 4 4 7 19 19 0 39
12 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

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