Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
2 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

17
4
4
Kashima Antlers 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-18 Kashima Antlers 5–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2017-01-21 Kashima Antlers 4–2 Nagoya Grampus 2016-08-12 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
11 Apr FC Tokyo 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
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L
11 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 2–3 L
07 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–3 L
06 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–3 L
31 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 2–3 L
31 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Nagoya Grampus
#11 Position #3
45 Points 31
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 46
20 Conceded 44
+20 GD +2
2.50 PPG 1.72
83% Win % 56%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 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
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ 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
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kashima Antlers is hosting Nagoya Grampus for another epic battle.
  • 5' Yosuke Akiyama is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Naomichi Ueda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The 26-year-old Yukinari Sugawara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Mu Kanazaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' Gen Shoji, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kashima Antlers 2-0 Nagoya Grampus.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hayato Nakama 4
Shoma Doi 3
Mateus 3
Takashi Kanai 2
Kei Chinen 2
Takashi Kanai 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Leo Ceara 2

Head to Head

2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus 2018-02-18 Kashima Antlers 5–0 Nagoya Grampus 2017-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2017-01-21 Kashima Antlers 4–2 Nagoya Grampus 2016-08-12 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-04-07 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-02 Shonan Bellmare 2–0 Kashima Antlers L 2018-03-31 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-04-07 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-04-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-03-31 Sagan Tosu FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-03-31 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.75 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers73% Draw17% Nagoya Grampus10%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
89%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
27%
Kashima Antlers or Nagoya Grampus
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers56% Draw34% Nagoya Grampus10%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
5 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 21% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 20% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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