The odds favour Kashima Antlers in this game against Kyoto Sanga, but the away side will resist to the finish. Here's our complete match preview!
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Kashima Antlers have to build on here at Kashima Soccer Stadium in the J-League.
No payout for Kashima Antlers in their previous match, an away game at Gamba Osaka that ended in defeat 1-2. Up until that beating this team had gone nine consecutive league meetings without losing. Defender Ueda got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Ueda scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that game, a home victory against Albirex Niigata in the Nabisco Cup. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Kashima Antlers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 5 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Kashima has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Kashima Antlers have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Playing away, Kyoto Sanga have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the J-League this season.
Asada and Patric scored in Kyoto Sanga's previous match, the home game against Yokohama that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Cho when Patric scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute. Defender Asada was the best team player with a rating of 8.15. Asada scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 10 of 10 duels.
The game earlier was the Nabisco Cup-battle against Tokyo, a home defeat (1-3). As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kyoto playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's last 12 league matches.
Kyoto Sanga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. Kyoto's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when facing Kyoto Sanga.Here's the end result when the teams met earlier this campaign; Kyoto Sanga - Kashima Antlers 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 8 goals |  A. Aguiar Oliveira 8 goals | Y. Toyokawa 5 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 28% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 56% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11 | 12.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | 35% |
| 10.1 | 11.4 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.9 | 12.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.4 |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (9) in J-League
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kyoto Sanga 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
