National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashima Antlers or Gamba Osaka that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Ybc Levain Cup. Nagoya Grampus was too strong.Kashima Antlers have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the J-League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
A nice win for Kashima Antlers last time playing, versus Shonan Bellmare. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Ueda and Alano scoring for the victors. Misao, defender, was given a rating of 8.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Misao won 10 of 12 duels.
Kashima Antlers are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew two and lost one.
Kashima Antlers has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Cerezo Osaka.Gamba Osaka are still undefeated on their travels in the J-League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Home advantage was not enough for Gamba in their previous game as they lost hosting Avispa Fukuoka, 2-3. Shoji, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Shoji won 6 of 8 duels.
Before that, Gamba Osaka travelled to Júbilo Iwata and returned home with a draw after the J-League game finished 1-1.Gamba Osaka have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Kashima Antlers victories, four draws and one Gamba Osaka win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 3 goals |   Y. Fukuda 2 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 7.3 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
