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Kashima Antlers vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
2 – 1
Full Time
V-Varen Nagasaki
Wed 2 May 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Kazuo Takeda

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 Tōkyō 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

7
2
1
Kashima Antlers 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals V-Varen Nagasaki
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2016-12-15 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–1 W
29 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–0 W
28 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–3 L
25 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
23 Apr FC Tōkyō H 5–1 W
21 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–4 L
V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
29 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
25 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 2–1 W
22 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
20 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers V-Varen Nagasaki
#11 Position #9
45 Points 21
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 25
20 Conceded 33
+20 GD -8
2.50 PPG 1.17
83% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kashima Antlers to score. At the same time, V-Varen Nagasaki does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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 Choi Kyubaek suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryutaro Iio made 188 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Ryo Niizato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryota Takasugi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. V-Varen Nagasaki is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yasushi Endo 1
Leo Silva 1
Ryota Takasugi 1
Yasushi Endo 1
Musashi Suzuki 1
Leo Silva 1
Mu Kanazaki 1
Yuma Suzuki 1

Head to Head

2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2016-12-15 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-04-28 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers L

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-28 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-04-25 Jubilo Iwata 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-04-22 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-04-20 Jubilo Iwata 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers66% Draw21% V-Varen Nagasaki13%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
87%
Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki
34%
Kashima Antlers or V-Varen Nagasaki
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers47% Draw42% V-Varen Nagasaki11%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.6%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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