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Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers play for Saitama Stadium 2002 in a second leg of this phase of the J League (Championship – Final), after the Urawa Red Diamonds’ 1-0 win in the first leg. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. However, the last time they faced in this stage was in 11-06-2016, in a game by J League that finished with the victory of Kashima Antlers by (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by M. Kanazaki (52 ‘) and Y. Suzuki (88’) for Kashima Antlers. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Urawa Red Diamonds
After the away win by (0-1), the home team arrives in this second hand with a 1 goal advantage. This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Urawa Red Diamonds had 23 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 games at their home stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games in this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home games, as 16 of the last 17 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. In 35 games in this competition, managed to turn the score in 4 of the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Urawa Red Diamonds had great performance throughout the Japanese Championship, since in the first round it was the third place and in the second round it was in the lead of the competition, having the best attack and the best defense of the second phase, which shows a great balance between The offensive and defensive sectors. In the first game of the final, he was inferior to Kashima, but he knew how to take advantage of the opportunities created and still behaved very well defensively to handle the great pressure of the principal to win and gain great advantage for the game back. Playing at home, as his match on Saturday, the Urawa Red Diamonds have taken advantage of 71% of the points and averages of 2.18 goals scored and 0.94 goals conceded per game. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the second half, as 43 of the 62 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 75-90 minutes with 16 goals.
Kashima Antlers
After the home defeat in the first leg, the visiting team needs to recover from a 1 goal deficit in this decisive game as a visitor. This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 25 goals scored and 18 conceded. Already inside the home, won 8 wins and 7 losses, with a total of 23 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 away games, Kashima Antlers has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, having seized 17 points out of 30. In matches played outside the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which was verified in 8 of his 18 matches. The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 36 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Kashima Antlers had a good performance in the first round of the Japanese Championship where they finished in the lead, but in the second round the team lost a lot of income and finished in the bottom half of the qualifying table with only 39% of points played, Offensive and defensive was far below expectations. In the first leg of the finals, he had a great offensive volume, but he did not know how to take advantage of the various opportunities he created and he still managed to lose his defense, which resulted in a disadvantage to be reversed in the next match. Playing away from home, as the match he will make this Saturday, Kashima Antlers has 59% and averages of 1.56 goals scored and 1.06 goals conceded per game. Overall, the team tends to score more in the second half as 37 of the 54 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 45-60 minutes with 16 goals.
Prediction: Urawa Red Diamonds 1x @ 1.30