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Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Wed 1 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Yunosuke Kanetsugu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

15
4
8
Kashima Antlers 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tokyo 2018-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-10 FC Tokyo 0–5 Kashima Antlers 2017-03-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug FC Tokyo H 1–2 L
28 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–1 D
25 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–0 W
22 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 6–2 W
18 Jul Júbilo Iwata A 3–3 D
20 May Vegalta Sendai H 1–2 L
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
27 Jul V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–1 L
22 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos H 5–2 W
18 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
20 May Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
13 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 13 G
Aleksandar Cavric 7 G 1 A
Elber 3 G 2 A
Yuma Suzuki 2 G 2 A
FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against FC Tokyo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Kashima Antlers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Koki Machida made 459 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' FC Tokyo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tokyo's shape.
  • 55' Akihiro Hayashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Masato Morishige, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers have won 493 goals from 459 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • With this win, FC Tokyo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Ryoma Watanabe 4
Ayase Ueda 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Yuki Kakita 2
Shu Morooka 2
Everaldo 2
Naomichi Ueda 1

Head to Head

2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tokyo 2018-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-10 FC Tokyo 0–5 Kashima Antlers 2017-03-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2018-07-28 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2018-07-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-07-18 Júbilo Iwata 3–3 Kashima Antlers D 2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L

FC Tokyo Form

2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo W 2018-07-27 FC Tokyo 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-07-22 FC Tokyo 5–2 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2018-07-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2018-05-20 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2018-05-13 FC Tokyo 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.37 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers50% Draw24% FC Tokyo26%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Tokyo
50%
Kashima Antlers or FC Tokyo
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers42% Draw37% FC Tokyo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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