The J-League season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Kashima Antlers and Nagoya Grampus promises to be an interesting one.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Only two home games for Kashima Antlers so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Kashima Antlers after consecutive victories at their own ground.The home team returns to Kashima Soccer Stadium after sharing the points with Jubilo Iwata on their last time out; the J-League game ended 1-1. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Consadole Sapporo.
There will be little rest for Kashima Antlers after this match as they are travelling to Gyeongnam for a AFC Champions League game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Kashima Antlers at home. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the away games so far for Nagoya Grampus, who have the most scored goals (13) in J-League, with six points collected from three matches.Nagoya Grampus are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the J-League against Consadole Sapporo. Prior to that match, the Nagoya Grampus manager Y. Kazama faced defeat in their match when travelling to Tokyo and losing 0-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 24 similar matches played by Nagoya Grampus in our archives, and the results are: 10 wins for Nagoya Grampus, 1 draw and 13 defeats.
Nagoya Grampus have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. As opposed to that, Nagoya Grampus have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Kashima Antlers, 1 draw and 3 wins for Nagoya Grampus.Kashima Antlers missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Nagoya Grampus | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | Played | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Scored | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | Conceded | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 20% |
| 80% | 50% | Both teams to score | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 33% | 20% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Oita Trinita | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
