Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Nagoya Grampus

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Seino
Referee Koei Koya
Referee Ryosuke Murai
Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	4–2	W
05 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	3–2	W
01 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W
22 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
18 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–3	L
20 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–4	L
05 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	FC Tōkyō	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

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/5

61-75

3/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus

Naomichi Ueda

1 G

1 A

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at .
5' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hitoshi Sogahata, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
35' Ryota Nagaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 451 games and scored 477 goals.
45' Shoma Doi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 451 appearances.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nagoya Grampus and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Nagoya Grampus in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
60' Japan international Shinnosuke Nakatani has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' Jung Seunghyun has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kashima Antlers winning 100% of all matches.
90' 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.
Kashima Antlers will have plenty to reflect on. Nagoya Grampus were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hayato Nakama	4
Mateus	3
Shoma Doi	3
Yuma Suzuki	2
Homare Tokuda	2
Tomoya Inukai	2
Takashi Kanai	2
Kei Chinen	2

Head to Head

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Gamba Osaka W 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-07-22 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tōkyō 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Nagoya Grampus xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.35 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Nagoya Grampus or Kashima Antlers 77% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus34% Draw23% Kashima Antlers43%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw

57%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

66%

Nagoya Grampus or Kashima Antlers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nagoya Grampus25% Draw37% Kashima Antlers38%

Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

1 – 4

3.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap	Nagoya Grampus covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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