J-League: Kashima Antlers - Urawa Reds pre-match guide and facts

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium (40728 seats)

J-League: A pair of squads who have performed fine thus far. Prepare for Kashima Antlers - Urawa Reds with this comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (22) in J-League

It's no vacation for neither Kashima nor Urawa Reds as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Urawa Reds are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Kashima Antlers form and stats

The story so far in the J-League for Kashima Antlers at their home stadium (Kashima Soccer Stadium) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Kashima, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

It's back home for Kashima, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sanfrecce Hiroshima away with the result 4-1. Keigo Tsunemoto, Arthur Caíke (2) and Ryotaro Araki found the net in that victory. Kashima goalkeeper Sun Tae Kwoun did an outstanding job against Sanfrecce Hiroshima with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Midfielder Arthur Caíke was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.61 (out of ten) in that game. Caíke scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Heartbreak before that as Kashima Antlers lost 1-3 at Kawasaki Frontale's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kashima Antlers handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, four draws and three defeats.

The Kashima Antlers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 16 league matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Urawa Reds playing as the away team in the J-League this season.

Urawa Reds are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st). Hiroki Sakai was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Sakai scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Gamba Osaka.

Urawa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Urawa have scored 17 goals in 17 league games away. As opposed to that, Urawa have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Kashima Antlers and Urawa Reds have met already this season: Urawa Reds - Kashima Antlers 2-1. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Kashima won four, Urawa Reds were winners in four and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kashima AntlersA. Ueda
A. Ueda
13 goals
KashimaR. Araki
R. Araki
10 goals
Urawa RedsK. Junker
K. Junker
9 goals

Kashima Antlers missing players

Urawa Reds missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kashima Antlers Urawa Reds
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 3 17 34
18 8 1 Won W 0 6 17
5 3 1 Drew D 1 4 8
11 5 2 Lost L 2 7 9
59 30 7 Scored S 2 17 43
36 20 7 Conceded C 9 20 35
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
79% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 74%
65% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 35% 35%
24% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 15%
6% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 6% 12%
56% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 29% 32%
32% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 41% 47%
15% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 41% 32%
 
5.6 6.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 4.9 4.7
4 3.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 4
1.2 1.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.9 0.7
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 14.4 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9.6 9.3
5.1 5.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.6 3.7
34% 34% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 34%
 
6.6 6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 10.9 9.7
3.2 3.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.1 3.5
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (22) in J-League
  • Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Kawasaki Frontale 34 26 7 1 71 22 18 15 3 0 35 13 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 85
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 22 6 6 70 32 17 12 3 2 37 11 17 10 3 4 33 21 38 72
3 Vissel Kobe 34 18 10 6 57 34 17 10 4 3 30 12 17 8 6 3 27 22 23 64
4 Nagoya Grampus 34 18 7 9 39 26 18 11 3 4 22 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 13 61
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 59 36 16 8 3 5 30 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 23 59
6 Urawa Reds 34 17 8 9 43 35 17 11 4 2 26 15 17 6 4 7 17 20 8 59
7 Sagan Tosu 34 14 11 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 18 5 6 7 13 19 8 53
8 Avispa Fukuoka 34 14 8 12 39 34 17 10 1 6 23 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 5 50
9 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 30 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 5 49
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 11 12 11 39 37 18 5 6 7 18 21 16 6 6 4 21 16 2 45
11 Cerezo Osaka 34 12 9 13 43 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 17 5 4 8 20 20 0 45
12 Consadole Sapporo 34 12 8 14 42 46 18 7 4 7 24 26 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 44
13 Gamba Osaka 34 11 7 16 28 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 4 7 12 15 -12 40
14 Kashiwa Reysol 34 11 4 19 33 50 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 6 2 10 15 24 -17 37
15 Shonan Bellmare 34 6 14 14 34 40 17 3 9 5 13 14 17 3 5 9 21 26 -6 32
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 11 16 31 51 16 3 5 8 12 25 18 4 6 8 19 26 -20 32
17 Tokushima Vortis 34 8 6 20 29 50 18 4 5 9 16 20 16 4 1 11 13 30 -21 30
18 Oita Trinita 34 7 7 20 24 50 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 1 2 14 9 32 -26 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 34 5 11 18 28 56 16 3 5 8 11 19 18 2 6 10 17 37 -28 26
20 Yokohama 34 6 8 20 31 71 17 4 6 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 26

Table
  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 7 1 71 22 18 15 3 0 35 13 16 11 4 1 36 9 49 85
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 22 6 6 70 32 17 12 3 2 37 11 17 10 3 4 33 21 38 72
3 Vissel Kobe 34 18 10 6 57 34 17 10 4 3 30 12 17 8 6 3 27 22 23 64
4 Nagoya Grampus 34 18 7 9 39 26 18 11 3 4 22 13 16 7 4 5 17 13 13 61
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 59 36 16 8 3 5 30 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 23 59
6 Urawa Reds 34 17 8 9 43 35 17 11 4 2 26 15 17 6 4 7 17 20 8 59
7 Sagan Tosu 34 14 11 9 39 31 16 9 5 2 26 12 18 5 6 7 13 19 8 53
8 Avispa Fukuoka 34 14 8 12 39 34 17 10 1 6 23 15 17 4 7 6 16 19 5 50
9 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 30 24 17 6 5 6 17 18 5 49
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 11 12 11 39 37 18 5 6 7 18 21 16 6 6 4 21 16 2 45
11 Cerezo Osaka 34 12 9 13 43 43 17 7 5 5 23 23 17 5 4 8 20 20 0 45
12 Consadole Sapporo 34 12 8 14 42 46 18 7 4 7 24 26 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 44
13 Gamba Osaka 34 11 7 16 28 40 17 5 3 9 16 25 17 6 4 7 12 15 -12 40
14 Kashiwa Reysol 34 11 4 19 33 50 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 6 2 10 15 24 -17 37
15 Shonan Bellmare 34 6 14 14 34 40 17 3 9 5 13 14 17 3 5 9 21 26 -6 32
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 11 16 31 51 16 3 5 8 12 25 18 4 6 8 19 26 -20 32
17 Tokushima Vortis 34 8 6 20 29 50 18 4 5 9 16 20 16 4 1 11 13 30 -21 30
18 Oita Trinita 34 7 7 20 24 50 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 1 2 14 9 32 -26 28
19 Vegalta Sendai 34 5 11 18 28 56 16 3 5 8 11 19 18 2 6 10 17 37 -28 26
20 Yokohama 34 6 8 20 31 71 17 4 6 7 21 28 17 2 2 13 10 43 -40 26

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