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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium (40728 seats)

Kashima Antlers have managed 7 home wins so far, Gamba Osaka have won 5 away. Who improves their record in this one?

Insights:
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (16) in J-League
  • Kashima Antlers have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Kashima Antlers form and stats

Kashima Antlers have collected 24 points from their J-League home games so far after 7-3-3.

The Kashima crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Avispa Fukuoka here at Kashima Soccer Stadium in a J-League match. Diego Pituca (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Pituca hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 68 total).

Ahead of that match, Kashima Antlers lost 0-2 at home to Nagoya Grampus.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Kawasaki Frontale in only four days. This game is also played here at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 25 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Kashima have conceded 15 goals.

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Gamba Osaka form and stats

5-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gamba Osaka in their J-League matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for Gamba as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Tokyo match.

Gamba's previous game was their home loss versus Vegalta Sendai (2-3). Attacker Takashi Usami got a player rating of 7.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Usami hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 25 successful passes (of 27 total).

A 0-4 loss hosting Cerezo Osaka before that.

A new game in only four days for Gamba, the Emperor Cup home match versus Shonan Bellmare. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gamba as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. Gamba Osaka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Kashima and Gamba Osaka have duelled previously this season: Gamba Osaka - Kashima Antlers 0-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Kashima Antlers won four, Gamba Osaka triumphed in two and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

KashimaR. Araki
R. Araki
9 goals
Kashima AntlersA. Ueda
A. Ueda
8 goals
Gamba OsakaA. Aguiar Oliveira
A. Aguiar Oliveira
7 goals

Kashima Antlers missing players

Gamba Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kashima Antlers Gamba Osaka
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 6 14 28
14 7 2 Won W 2 5 8
5 3 1 Drew D 2 3 6
9 3 1 Lost L 2 6 14
46 25 8 Scored S 4 9 21
28 15 5 Conceded C 3 11 30
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 86% 82%
75% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 36% 50%
57% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 32%
21% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 11%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
46% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 17% 21% 32%
39% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 39%
18% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 46%
 
5.9 6.9 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.9 4.1
4 3.8 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 4.9
1.2 1.3 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.9 0.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.2 14.7 19 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 8.4 9.2
5 5.5 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.2 3.3
33% 35% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 20% 23%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kashima Antlers have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (16) in J-League
  • Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

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