Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Kashima Antlers 5th on 65, Sagan Tosu 20th on 35. Sagan Tosu's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.58/1.08 for Kashima Antlers and 1.26/1.79 for Sagan Tosu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Kashima Antlers, 3 for Sagan Tosu and 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 3.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.33 historically.
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,728. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kashima Antlers led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.