It's still early in the J-League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Urawa Reds - Kashima Antlers preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Urawa Reds form and stats
A J-League draw at home so far for Urawa Reds. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats from 17 matches.
Happy days for Urawa Reds in their previous game, a J-League match away at Vegalta Sendai (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Urawa hosted Yokohama F. Marinos and drew the game 0-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of T. Ōtsuki when S. Koroki scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute.
This is expected to be a close game, with Urawa Reds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Urawa Reds as a small favourite), we find eight games. Urawa Reds has won two of these, drawn one and lost five.
At Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa Reds has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
No J-League points yet away for Kashima Antlers, from their first 2 matches. Three has not been a lucky number for Kashima as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sanfrecce Hiroshima match. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Kashima Antlers have lost on their last two travels.
The manager A. Zago was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima suffered a 0-2 loss to Consadole Sapporo (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Kashima manager A. Zago faced defeat when travelling to Kawasaki Frontale and losing 1-2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kashima Antlers playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Kashima Antlers wins, two draws and four defeats.
Kashima Antlers have the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Urawa Reds won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Kashima Antlers has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  S. Koroki 12 goals |   S. Ito 7 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Urawa Reds | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.3 |
| 9.5 | 13 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 20 | 36 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 14% |
- Kashima Antlers has the most conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Kashima Antlers has the the worst goal difference (-4) away
- Kashima Antlers has the the worst goal difference (-6)
| Urawa Reds | Last season | Kashima Antlers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 50 | 29 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 74% | ||
| 41% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 44% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 50% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 41% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 9% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 378 | 220 | Total Shots | T S | 190 | 405 | ||
| 128 | 64 | Shots on Target | S O | 72 | 144 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Yokohama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 64 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 63 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 23 | 60 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 41 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -24 | 39 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 36 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -23 | 36 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 31 |