This could be an interesting match as Kashima Antlers have their presumed home advantage while Vissel Kobe are ahead 8 points in the J-League table.
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (8) in J-League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Kashima Antlers at their home stadium (Kashima Soccer Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The Kashima supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Consadole Sapporo in Nabisco Cup and win 3-0. In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Tokushima Vortis with a 1-0 scoreline.
Kashima are traveling soon after this match as the Nabisco Cup match at Sagan Tosu awaits in four days.
Kashima Antlers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
The manager A. Miura was unhappy after their last game, a Nabisco Cup match played at their home ground NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Vissel Kobe suffered a 0-1 loss to Tokushima Vortis (placed 9th). Before that, Vissel travelled to Shonan Bellmare and returned home with a draw after the J-League game finished 0-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oita Trinita in just four days.
The Vissel Kobe manager A. Miura has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. Vissel have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kashima-Vissel Kobe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kashima Antlers four wins, Vissel Kobe three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 6 goals |  R. Araki 4 goals | R. Kikuchi 3 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 90% |
| 67% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 60% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 20% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 20% |
| 67% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 22% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 16 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 28% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 48% | 42% |
- Kashima Antlers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vissel Kobe have not yet lost a game away.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (8) 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |