Kashima Antlers welcomes Nagoya Grampus to this second leg of the Ybc Levain Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
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 group stage.Kashima Antlers have performed here at Kashima Soccer Stadium this season with 7 wins from 12 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. On the other hand, in the Ybc Levain Cup, Kashima Antlers has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Kashima after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Kashima Antlers are confident in defense, having played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Kashima faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nagoya Grampus (0-2).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Yokohama F. Marinos and winning 2-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Kashima's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won five matches, drawn one and lost one.
Kashima Antlers can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 25 times. On the other hand, Kashima Antlers have conceded 12 goals.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.7-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nagoya Grampus in their J-League matches away.
Grampus had fun at their own home (Kashima Soccer Stadium) last time out, beating Kashima Antlers 2-0. Y. Kakitani and S. Inagaki scored.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Shimizu S-Pulse.Grampus find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Grampus as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus - Kashima 2-0 was the output when these two teams formerly met, also in this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Kashima, zero draws and five wins for Nagoya Grampus. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Araki 9 goals |  A. Ueda 8 goals |  S. Inagaki 7 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 52 | 34 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 38% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 66 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -25 | 19 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 36 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -29 | 17 |