A quick peek at the J-League table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's plenty more to learn about the fixture. Read our Kashima Antlers - Avispa Fukuoka match preview!
- Kashima Antlers is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
It's quite the trip for Avispa Fukuoka when visiting Kashima as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. Two home wins in a row for Kashima Antlers bring valid hopes of a third.
The Kashima goalkeeper Yuya Oki is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.
The Kashima Antlers fans got no joy from their last match, a Nabisco Cup game also here at Kashima Soccer Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Nagoya Grampus (placed 6th).
Heartbreak before that as Kashima Antlers lost 0-2 at Nagoya Grampus's place.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 12 games), Kashima's attacking play is working. 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Avispa Fukuoka have produced an overall stat of 3-5-5 so far. Bitter travels for Fukuoka as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Yokohama match.
221 minutes! That's how long the Fukuoka goalkeeper Masaaki Murakami and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Fukuoka are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the J-League against Tokushima Vortis (placed 17th). Attacker Juanma Delgado got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Delgado hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kawasaki Frontale.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Avispa Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Avispa Fukuoka - Kashima Antlers 1-0 was the end result in these contenders' latest h2h game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Kashima six wins, one draw and Avispa Fukuoka two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Araki 9 goals |  A. Ueda 8 goals | T. Inukai 5 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 46 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 30 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 93% |
| 74% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 67% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 48% |
| 22% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 15% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 58% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 54% | 52% |
| 41% | 33% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 33% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 38% | 22% |
| 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 15 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7 | 8.2 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 34% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | 38% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kashima Antlers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Avispa Fukuoka have scored away.
- Kashima Antlers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kashima Antlers is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 66 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -25 | 19 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 36 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -29 | 17 |