Nagoya Grampus perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Kashima Antlers can look both up and down from their 9th position.
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (11) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Grampus and Kashima Antlers.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 J-League games here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium for Nagoya Grampus. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Grampus's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Cerezo Osaka (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kawasaki Frontale (2-3).
Nagoya Grampus are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Shimizu S-Pulse awaits in three days.
Grampus are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Grampus have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Kashima Antlers has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
242 minutes! That's how long the Kashima goalkeeper Yuya Oki and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Avispa Fukuoka.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in just three days.
Kashima Antlers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kashima Antlers have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus and Kashima Antlers have met before this season: Kashima Antlers - Nagoya Grampus 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Nagoya Grampus, zero draws and six wins for Kashima Antlers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Inagaki 4 goals | M. dos Santos Castro 4 goals |  K. Machida 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 87% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 75% |
| 40% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 20% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10 | 12.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 35% | 32% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 31% |
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nagoya Grampus have the most clean sheets (11) 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 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Tokyo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 6 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -28 | 3 |