Kashima Antlers welcomes Shimizu S-Pulse to this second leg of the Ybc Levain Cup Play-offs. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kashima and Shimizu S-Pulse.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers have not come this way in the Ybc Levain Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Sagan Tosu, Avispa Fukuoka and Consadole Sapporo. Kashima participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.When playing at home in the J-League, Kashima Antlers have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. 4W-3D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Kashima Antlers. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Kashima Antlers, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Happy days for Kashima Antlers in their previous game, a Ybc Levain Cup match away at Shimizu S-Pulse that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Prior to that, an away loss at Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League.The Kashima fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Vegalta Sendai, Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in order to reach play-offs of Ybc Levain Cup. They also participated in Ybc Levain Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Shimizu S-Pulse have only collected 8 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-2-5 (9 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Ybc Levain Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses both home and away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Lotina Oruecheberría, the Shimizu manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Shimizu S-Pulse's previous game was their home loss versus Kashima Antlers (0-1).
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Yokohama F. Marinos wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A new game in only three days for Shimizu, the Emperor Cup home match versus Fukuyama City. Busy days.
The attacking power of Shimizu when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Shimizu have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Shimizu S-Pulse - Kashima 0-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kashima Antlers won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Shimizu S-Pulse has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. Araki 6 goals |  A. Ueda 6 goals |   T. Santos Santana 6 goals |
Kashima Antlers missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Kashima Antlers | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 44% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -32 | 7 |