Read up on this engrossing game in the J-League. Vissel Kobe is in the 16th place after participating in five matches. They greet Kashima Antlers who are placed 4th after three games.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The first J-League game here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe resulted in a draw. Last season Vissel Kobe's home game statistics were 11 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 19 games.
The Vissel Kobe manager Miura and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 13th). Midfield player Iniesta got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Iniesta scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Yokohama F. Marinos (0-2).The match schedule is unforgiving for Vissel as they have a new game in only four days, a AFC Champions League match thankfully also at home. Melbourne Victory are visiting.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vissel Kobe at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the J-League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 11 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches.
Kashima Antlers go into this game after a win, the home game against Kashiwa Reysol that ended 1-0. Anzai, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Anzai hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Nabisco Cup trip to Oita Trinita.
3 goals so far away for Kashima Antlers, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Vissel Kobe victories, four draws and three Kashima Antlers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 2 goals |   A. Iniesta Luján 1 goals |  Y. Muto 1 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 80% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 20% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 31 | 14.3 |
| 3.6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 14 | 5.7 |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 11.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Vissel Kobe | Last season | Kashima Antlers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 62 | 31 | Scored | S | 30 | 62 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 71% | ||
| 37% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 58% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 5% | ||
| 53% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 34% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 39% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 16% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Jubilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
