Match Report
12 points for Kashima Antlers (3rd), 0 for Nagoya Grampus (7th): a 12-point gap.
Kashima Antlers came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Nagoya Grampus had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Kashima Antlers 15/15, Nagoya Grampus 3/15.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Kashima Antlers, 1 draw and 2 for Nagoya Grampus, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Kashima Soccer Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,728. With 74 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, F. Exner was the man in the middle. 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.
Goal scorers
Kashima Antlers: Léo Ceará (22'), Takuya Uchida (90' og) · Nagoya Grampus: Naomichi Ueda (54' og)
Key stats
Possession: Kashima Antlers 49% · Nagoya Grampus 51% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 3-4