Kashima Antlers make preparations for this following their 0-1 result against Nagoya Grampus, a fixture they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Sagan Tosu?
- Kashima Antlers is in the best form (3-2-1) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sagan Tosu have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kashima Antlers form and stats
4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Kashima Antlers so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager Iwamasa led his Kashima Antlers to a defeat away at Nagoya Grampus. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The first loss after going undefeated in four league rounds. The striker Suzuki outshone all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. Suzuki hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Kashima had a home game versus Consadole Sapporo which ended with a victory 3-0.Kashima Antlers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Sagan Tosu are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Consadole Sapporo (placed 13th). Midfielder Kawahara was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.92. Kawahara scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Avispa Fukuoka.The travelling fans enjoy Sagan's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers have won at least one point in the last 4 games (1-3-0) facing Sagan Tosu.The most up to date reported history between these teams is the Sagan Tosu - Kashima Antlers 2-2 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 10 goals |  Y. Naganuma 6 goals |  Y. Ono 6 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 31 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 87% | 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 65% | 70% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 70% |
| 43% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 43% |
| 22% | 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 4% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 43% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 48% | 60% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 22% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | 9.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 37% | 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 49% | 41% |
| 10.4 | 11.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 16.5 | 15.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (11) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (6) at home in J-League
- Kashima Antlers is in the best form (3-2-1) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -26 | 18 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -17 | 17 |
