Match Report
Kashima Antlers, 5th with 65 points, sat 27 points above Júbilo Iwata (18th, 38). Per game in the league, Júbilo Iwata were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.79, Kashima Antlers 1.58 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Júbilo Iwata for 6 matches. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Júbilo Iwata, 9/15 for Kashima Antlers.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Júbilo Iwata, 2 by Kashima Antlers, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
A. Kamimura took charge of the match — our records show 60 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. Yamaha Stadium in Iwata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kashima Antlers led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.