National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Last season, Kashima's Ybc Levain Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Nagoya Grampus.0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Kashima Antlers have to build on here at Kashima Soccer Stadium in the J-League.
The Kashima Antlers crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Kawasaki Frontale here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Midfielder Pituca was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.32 (out of ten) in that game. Pituca hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Gamba Osaka.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kashiwa Reysol are coming to town in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Kashima Antlers's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the final last season.0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Cerezo Osaka playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Cerezo Osaka's last game was the home draw against Kyoto Sanga (1-1). Midfield player Kiyotake was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Kiyotake served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cerezo Osaka are hosting Tokyo in the J-League only four days away.
Cerezo Osaka have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these participants: Kashima won eight, Cerezo Osaka were winners in one and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 2 goals |  Y. Suzuki 1 goals |  R. Shindo 1 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.3 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 7 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
