With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Consadole Sapporo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kashima Antlers.
- All of Consadole Sapporo's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Kashima Antlers have lost all their away matches so far.
It's no vacation for neither Consadole 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.
Kashima Antlers have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Consadole Sapporo's two home games in the J-League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Sapporo Dome.
Consadole Sapporo manager M. Petrović and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Tokyo (placed 8th) in the J-League. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Avispa Fukuoka.
At Sapporo Dome, Consadole Sapporo has the goal stats of 8-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
No J-League points yet away for Kashima Antlers, from their first 2 matches. Kashima has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Kashima delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Kashiwa Reysol (placed 17th) in their previous match; a J-League game. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Urawa Reds's place.
It's early days yet, but Kashima Antlers has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Consadole Sapporo victories, three draws and five Kashima Antlers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lopes de Souza 6 goals |  R. Araki 4 goals |  T. Kaneko 2 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 35% | 67% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 12% | 21% |
- All of Consadole Sapporo's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Kashima Antlers have lost all their away matches so far.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 20 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 1 |