Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cerezo Osaka & Kashima Antlers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo 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.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo Osaka participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the final.0-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Cerezo Osaka so far this season.
Cerezo Osaka are returning here after visiting Vissel Kobe and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Kato scored the goal(s). Defender Yamanaka got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Yamanaka served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Cerezo lost 0-1 at home to Kashiwa Reysol.Cerezo Osaka are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Avispa Fukuoka awaits in four days.
Cerezo aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Cerezo Osaka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Nagoya Grampus.Kashima Antlers are yet to lose a point on their J-League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Home advantage was not enough for Kashima Antlers in their previous game as they lost hosting Yokohama F. Marinos, 0-3. Midfielder Alano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.34. Alano hit one key pass.
Prior to that result Kashima won their away game at Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League. The scoreline was 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nagoya Grampus in just four days.
Kashima Antlers are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams met earlier this campaign; Kashima Antlers - Cerezo 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Cerezo Osaka victory, one draw and eight Kashima Antlers wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 5 goals |   T. Inui 3 goals |  H. Yamada 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 35 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 25% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
