The season has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, the highs and lows leading to mid-table positions so far. Let's get ready for Kashima Antlers - Cerezo Osaka!
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Kashima Antlers nor Cerezo Osaka 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 form and stats
Kashima Antlers have played 8 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Kashima Antlers lost their last game at Sagan Tosu (placed 3rd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Attacking player Shoma Doi bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Doi served one assist and hit three key passes.
A 0-0 draw away in the Nabisco Cup before that, with Consadole Sapporo the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kashima have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kashima as they are travelling to their away game against Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The Kashima manager N. Soma has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the J-League. Cerezo Osaka only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Cerezo Osaka might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima proved too strong as Cerezo slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Hiroaki Okuno got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, top player of the team. Okuno scored one goal and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Vissel Kobe that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Cerezo Osaka have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, one draw and two defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Cerezo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Vegalta Sendai is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cerezo Osaka have scored 9 goals in 7 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Cerezo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kashima won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Cerezo Osaka has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  R. Araki 5 goals |  A. Ueda 5 goals |   Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 80% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 62% |
| 60% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 25% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 19% |
| 60% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 56% |
| 27% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 14.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 38% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 41% | 34% |
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 48 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 10 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 6 |