Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nagoya Grampus & 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!
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Nagoya Grampus was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.The story so far in the J-League for Nagoya Grampus at their home stadium (Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
The Nagoya Grampus fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Nagoya Mizuho Athletic Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Kashima Antlers. A J-League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Jubilo Iwata.
Nagoya Grampus has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. On the other hand, Nagoya Grampus have conceded 18 goals.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Kashima Antlers's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Kashima Antlers playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
The manager A. Zago was unhappy after their last game, a AFC Champions League match played at their home ground Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers suffered a 0-1 loss to Melbourne Victory. A 0-1 loss hosting Melbourne Victory before that.
Kashima Antlers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 24 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Kashima Antlers as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nagoya Grampus one win, one draw and Kashima Antlers eight victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() N. Maeda 8 goals | ![]() S. Ito 7 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 321 | 171 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 212 | ||
| 114 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 82 | ||
| 24% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jubilo Iwata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 64 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 63 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 23 | 60 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 41 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -24 | 39 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 36 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -23 | 36 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 31 |