V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashima Antlers, 2018
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Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 15 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Atsushi Kamimura
- Referee Takeshi Suhara
- Referee Naoya Okawa
- Referee Keigo Sendachi
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 34 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 26 5 Gamba Osaka 16 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 14 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 9 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 20 11 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 12 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 13 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 14 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L 11 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 05 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 01 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–3 L 27 Jul FC Tokyo A 1–0 W 22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 11 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–4 L 05 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 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 Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Kashima Antlers #15 Position #1 19 Points 34 15 Played 15 6 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 3 20 Scored 29 27 Conceded 16 -7 GD +13 1.27 PPG 2.27 40% Win % 73% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season57% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 15th (19 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (34 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. V-Varen Nagasaki is hosting Kashima Antlers for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Ryota Takasugi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' It’s high time Takuya Takagi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 183 games and scored 42 goals.
- 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' 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.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Ryota Isomura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' 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 Juanma suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryutaro Iio, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 85' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryo Niizato made 183 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Another three points for Kashima Antlers.
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V-Varen Nagasaki
Starting XI- 45
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Ryota Isomura ↓ Yusuke Maeda 46'
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Yuzuru Shimada ↓ Ryo Niizato 80'
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- 28
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9
Juanma ↓ Keita Nakamura 61'
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Bench- 1
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20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 61'
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6
Yusuke Maeda ↑ 46'
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Ryo Niizato ↑ 80'
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Coach Takuya TakagiKashima Antlers
Starting XI- 5
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14
Takeshi Kanamori ↓ Yuma Suzuki 87'
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Hiroki Abe ↓ Koki Anzai 46'
Bench- 18
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Koki Anzai ↑ 46'
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Yuma Suzuki ↑ 87'
Coach Go Oiwa -
Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
2018-08-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2018-07-27 FC Tokyo 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki LKashima Antlers Form