KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers and Urawa Reds didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura assisted by Yusuke Hamamoto and Naoya Okawa. The 4th official was Yūzō Sudani. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.95 degrees Celsius or 67.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 1 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 99
- 40 Dangerous attack 40
- 79 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kashima Antlers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Urawa Reds that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kashima Antlers was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Kashima Antlers to win the match.
Kashima Antlers shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kashima Antlers didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Urawa Reds received 4 yellow cards (Hiroki Sakai, Alexander Scholz, Takahiro Akimoto and Toshiki Takahashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kashima Antlers will have 48 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Urawa Reds will have 54 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).
Urawa Reds will play away agasint Consadole Sapporo on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).
Kashima Antlers – Formation
Kashima Antlers
75'
Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Daiki Iwamasa decided to play with the following team: Tomoki Hayakawa , Rikuto Hirose , Naomichi Ueda , Ikuma Sekigawa , Koki Anzai , Yuta Higuchi , Kaishu Sano , Diego Pituca , Hayato Nakama , Yuki Kakita and Yuma Suzuki .
The home team had on the bench: Gen Shoji, Shoma Doi , Ryotaro Araki, Yuta Matsumura , Yuya Oki, Yu Funabashi and Shu Morooka .
Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Yu Funabashi (injured).
Substitutions
Kashima Antlers made 4 changes: Hayato Nakama for Yuta Matsumura (54′), Koki Anzai for Yu Funabashi (75′), Yuki Kakita for Shu Morooka (76′) and Rikuto Hirose for Shoma Doi (69′).
Best player: Yuta Higuchi
The player that probably impressed the most for Kashima Antlers was Yuta Higuchi.
His rating is with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Urawa Reds – Formation
Urawa Reds
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Urawa Reds started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Maciej Skorża played with: Shusaku Nishikawa , Hiroki Sakai , Alexander Scholz , Marius Höibraten , Takuya Ogiwara , Kaito Yasui , Atsuki Ito , Ken Iwao , Yoshio Koizumi , Toshiki Takahashi and José Kanté .
They had on the bench: Takuya Iwanami, Takahiro Akimoto , Ayumi Niekawa, Kai Shibato, Ekanit Panya , Shinzo Koroki and Jumpei Hayakawa .
Urawa Reds could not rely on the presence of Takahiro Akimoto (injured).
Substitutions
Urawa Reds made 4 changes: José Kanté for Shinzo Koroki (74′), Kaito Yasui for Jumpei Hayakawa (83′), Yoshio Koizumi for Takahiro Akimoto (63′) and Toshiki Takahashi for Ekanit Panya (74′).
Best player: Takuya Ogiwara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Urawa Reds was Takuya Ogiwara.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Avispa Fukuoka – Yokohama F. Marinos – 0-4
- Cerezo Osaka – Gamba Osaka – 1-0
- Kyoto Sanga – Albirex Niigata – 0-1
- Shonan Bellmare – Vissel Kobe – 1-1
- Tokyo – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1-2
- Kashima Antlers – Urawa Reds – 0-0
- Consadole Sapporo – Yokohama – 2-1
