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FC Tōkyō vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

J. League · 2018
Wed 11 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
08 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 5–2 W
07 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
31 Mar Gamba Osaka H 3–2 W
31 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 4–1 W
18 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr FC Tōkyō A 1–2 L
08 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–0 W
07 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
02 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 0–2 L
31 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D
18 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō Kashima Antlers
#12 Position #11
37 Points 45
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
55 Scored 40
42 Conceded 20
+13 GD +20
2.06 PPG 2.50
72% Win % 83%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
/1
16-30
/2
31-45
8/
46-60
2/
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
/
16-30
1/
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/
76+
6/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Jang Hyunsoo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sei Muroya made 437 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Kensuke Nagai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Kashima Antlers 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō39% Draw24% Kashima Antlers37%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
64%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
61%
FC Tōkyō or Kashima Antlers
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō26% Draw42% Kashima Antlers32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% 67%
+0.5 58% 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
17%
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
22%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.