The visiting Kashima Antlers side should be favourites in this visit to Vegalta Sendai, as the away team holds a 31 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Tokyo, was also a home game here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. The away team is better rested.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai's struggle is real here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with only 6 points collected from 14 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-6-8. Vegalta are slowly digging their own grave here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in 14 attempts. The last victory here came in the Nagoya Grampus match.
The spoils were shared in Vegalta Sendai's previous game, also at home. Visiting Tokyo (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Gamba Osaka with a 4-0 scoreline.
Y. Matsushita was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Tokyo after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vegalta as they are travelling to their away game against Sagan Tosu in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vegalta here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). Vegalta have conceded 27 from these games.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J-League, on their J-League travels is 9 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Kashima Antlers, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Kashima played 1-1 against Kawasaki Frontale in their previous match. Prior to that result Kashima won their away game at Yokohama F. Marinos. The scoreline was 3-2.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kashima Antlers are hosting Kashiwa Reysol in the J-League only four days away.
Kashima are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. Kashima Antlers have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kashima Antlers - Vegalta Sendai 2-1. Vegalta-Kashima Antlers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vegalta Sendai three wins, Kashima Antlers seven wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Stum 15 goals |  S. Nagasawa 7 goals |  S. Doi 6 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 29 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 25 | 44 |
| 54 | 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 38 |
| 89% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 75% | 79% |
| 61% | 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 62% | 52% |
| 39% | 43% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 25% | 29% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 17% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 56% | 55% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 253 | 130 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 205 | 376 |
| 91 | 53 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 70 | 137 |
| 32% | 25% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 36% | 32% |
- Kashima Antlers has the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J-League
- Kashima Antlers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers has the most points from losing position (19) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kashima Antlers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai has the fewest points (6) at home in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-25) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vegalta Sendai have yet to win a 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 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 50 | 72 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 55 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | -4 | 45 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -15 | 23 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 18 |