The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Kashima Antlers are in the 9th position while the guests worry at 14th.
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
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Kashima Antlers have to build on here at Kashima Soccer Stadium.In their previous game, the manager G. Oiwa led his Kashima Antlers to a defeat in the J-League match away at Yokohama F. Marinos. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Preceding that match was a AFC Champions League defeat to Gyeongnam (0-1).
Kashima Antlers has scored 5 goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Kashima Antlers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kashima Soccer Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shimizu S-Pulse, who have the most conceded goals (10) away in J-League, in their matches away.The manager J. Jönsson was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Kashima Soccer Stadium. Shimizu S-Pulse suffered a 0-2 loss to Urawa Reds. A draw for Shimizu S-Pulse before that, at their own venue hosting Matsumoto Yamaga (2-2).
Shimizu S-Pulse are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games. Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kashima Antlers-Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kashima Antlers 6 wins, Shimizu S-Pulse 2 wins, 2 draws.Kashima Antlers missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Scored | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 22% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 22% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 7.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 5.7 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 9 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Shimizu S-Pulse is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Kashima Antlers has scored in all of their 9 home matches.
| 09-04-19 | | Gyeongnam | 2 - 3 | Kashima Antlers |
| 14-04-19 | | Tokyo | 3 - 1 | Kashima Antlers |
| 20-04-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 1 - 0 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 24-04-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 0 - 1 | Gyeongnam |
| 28-04-19 | | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 - 1 | Kashima Antlers |
| 03-05-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 06:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 08-05-19 | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 12:45 | Kashima Antlers |
| 12-05-19 | | Vissel Kobe | 05:00 | Kashima Antlers |
| 18-05-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 06:00 | Matsumoto Yamaga |
| 22-05-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 10:00 | Shandong Luneng |
| 10-04-19 | | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 - 1 | Gamba Osaka |
| 14-04-19 | | Júbilo Iwata | 1 - 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 20-04-19 | | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 - 0 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 24-04-19 | | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 - 2 | Matsumoto Yamaga |
| 28-04-19 | | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 - 2 | Urawa Reds |
| 03-05-19 | | Kashima Antlers | 06:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 08-05-19 | | Gamba Osaka | 10:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 12-05-19 | | Shimizu S-Pulse | 05:00 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 18-05-19 | | Oita Trinita | 07:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 22-05-19 | | Júbilo Iwata | 10:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 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 | Tokyo | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
