It's ground zero in J-League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse did in their pre-season friendlies!
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nabisco Cup game versus Sagan Tosu in only four days. This game is also played here at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Last season, Kashima Antlers's league statistics were 18 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the J-League. Over these 34 matches they scored 55 goals and conceded 44. Playing at home last season Kashima Antlers managed 8-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 22 conceded.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The schedule is very tough for Shimizu now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Nabisco Cup game at Sanfrecce Hiroshima is waiting in only four days.
Let's have a look at how Shimizu S-Pulse performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 7 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 70 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 10 with 16/35 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Kashima Antlers, two draws and zero wins for Shimizu S-Pulse. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Kashima Antlers missing players
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Kashima Antlers | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Kashima Antlers | Last season | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||||
Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
18 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
11 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 20 | ||
55 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 48 | ||
44 | 22 | Conceded | C | 35 | 70 | ||
100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
82% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
53% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 74% | ||
35% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 50% | ||
18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 76% | ||
18% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 12% | ||
26% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 18% | ||
0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
13.1 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.1 | ||
5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% |
Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Consadole Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Sagan Tosu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Tokushima Vortis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Urawa Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Yokohama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last season | 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 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 57 | 83 |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 65 |
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 63 |
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 60 |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 59 |
6 | Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 57 |
7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 47 |
10 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 34 | -13 | 46 |
11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -9 | 43 |
12 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 39 |
13 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
14 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
15 | Yokohama | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 33 |
16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 28 |
17 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -25 | 28 |
18 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 27 |