4th place in the J-League table for Kashima Antlers so far, a good achievement. The home team supporters pray for more fun as 9th-placed Urawa Reds visit Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (24) in J-League
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
All-inclusive J-League stats at home this season for Kashima Antlers are 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Iwamasa led his Kashima Antlers to a defeat away at Kawasaki Frontale. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Midfielder Nakama was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Nakama scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Shonan Bellmare the opponent.Kashima are traveling soon after this match as the Emperor Cup match at Vissel Kobe awaits in four days.
The Kashima Antlers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Jeonbuk Motors in their previous outing. The AFC Champions League duel ended 2-2. Scholz, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Scholz won 3 of 5 duels.
A home victory as predicted against Bangkok Glass preceding that, in the AFC Champions League.
Lots of goals? This club have played 5 consecutive league games all with at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Urawa Reds as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged meeting featuring both these participants is the Urawa Reds - Kashima 1-1 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Kashima Antlers victories, three draws and three Urawa Reds wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moberg-Karlsson 8 goals |   Y. Suzuki 7 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 36 |
| 34 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 84% |
| 81% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 54% | 68% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | 44% |
| 22% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 11% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 44% |
| 30% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| 26% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 54% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 12 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 32% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 30% |
| 10.4 | 8.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (24) in J-League
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -17 | 28 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
