Match Report
Kashima Antlers, 1st with 76 points, sat 17 points above Urawa Reds (7th, 59). Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Urawa Reds ran at 1.18 scored and 1.03 conceded, Kashima Antlers at 1.53 and 0.82.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Urawa Reds 1, draws 4, Kashima Antlers 2, at 1.29 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Only 14% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,700. Kashima Antlers led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Kashima Antlers: Y. Suzuki (14')