Kashima Antlers Júbilo Iwata betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 18^th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Cerezo Osaka, by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Kawasaki Frontale, by (1‑3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 21 conceded. In their last match, for the Emperor Cup, they got a home win against Honda Lock by (5‑2). In the last 8 away league matches Júbilo Iwata has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 24 possible. In their away matches there are a few frequent results: at half‑time 0‑0 (6 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 4 of the last 17 matches for the J1 League, they have reached half‑time in front in 1 of those 4 matches and have held on to the lead in 3. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 13 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Júbilo Iwata come to this game highly motivated after a great 5-2 victory over Honda Lock, in a match to count for the Emperor Cup: the team's goals were signed by Hitoshi, Nakayama (2), Moriya and Morishita. However, the visiting team have not been able to maintain a regularity in the Japanese championship: they register 5 consecutive matches without winning. For playing away from home, coach Hideto Suzuki should keep a more backward team, waiting for the opponent in his defensive midfield. Right-back Gerson Rodrigues deserves all the attention so far, as he has scored 4 goals. For this game the coach can not count on veteran Nakamura, Ogawa and Kawamata, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Krzysztof Kaminski, Shohei Takahashi, Koki Ogawa, Kentaro Oi, Akira Shinzato, Hiroki Yamada, Masaya Matsumoto, Rikiya Uehara, Taishi Taguchi, Masato Nakayama, Gerson Rodrigues.
Coach: A. Yokouchi.