Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashima Antlers pre-match information

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 25.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: IAI Stadium Nihondaira (20339 seats)

Shimizu S-Pulse will hope that their home advantage is enough to get a good result from this strenuous meeting, against high-octane Kashima Antlers.

Insights:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (14) in J-League

It's no vacation for neither Shimizu nor Kashima Antlers 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.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Shimizu S-Pulse have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu manager M. Lotina Oruecheberría and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Shonan Bellmare (placed 17th) in the J-League. Defender Valdo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.74/10. Valdo hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Shimizu lost 1-2 at Kawasaki Frontale's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu as they are travelling to their away game against Nagoya Grampus in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.

Shimizu have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Shimizu S-Pulse's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kashima Antlers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Kashima play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Vissel Kobe (placed 4th). Koki Machida was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.41. The defender Machida won 15 of 22 duels.

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus V-Varen Nagasaki in the Emperor Cup.

Kashima have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a J-League game vs Yokohama F. Marinos. A difficult itinerary for them!

Kashima Antlers find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Kashima in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent past meeting featuring both these crews is the Kashima Antlers - Shimizu 1-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu one win, one draw and Kashima Antlers eight victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kashima AntlersR. Araki
R. Araki
8 goals
ShimizuT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
7 goals
Kashima AntlersA. Ueda
A. Ueda
6 goals

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Kashima Antlers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shimizu S-Pulse Kashima Antlers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 5 13 25
5 2 0 Won W 3 5 12
10 5 2 Drew D 1 2 5
10 5 2 Lost L 1 6 8
25 10 2 Scored S 7 15 40
34 17 6 Conceded C 3 13 25
92% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 96%
76% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 72%
44% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 54% 56%
20% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 20%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
52% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 52%
16% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 36%
40% 50% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 16%
 
4 4.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 5.4 6.2
5.7 5.3 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 3.7 3.7
0.6 0.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.7 10.5 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.9 12.4
3.6 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 4.8
27% 22% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 28% 33%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kashima Antlers have the most matches over the total-line (14) in J-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 25 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
6 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
7 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

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 25 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
6 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
7 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

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