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Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Prediction & Betting tips
Vegalta Sendai and Kashima Antlers meet at Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in a match for the 19th round of the J1 League. Kashima Antlers won at home (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 04-20-2019. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 4 and lost 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 24-11-2018, in a match for the J1 League that ended with the victory of Kashima Antlers by (0-3). G. Shōji (34 ‘), Koki Anzai (70’) and Serginho (75 ‘) scored the goals of the match for Kashima Antlers. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 11th and 4th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home games and the 12th as a visitor.
Vegalta Sendai:
The home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 22 points won, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sapporo, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Urawa Reds, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches, with 7 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 19 points won at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 9 home league matches Vegalta Sendai has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 19 points out of 27 possible.
In this competition, he has won the last 6 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 1-1 (4 out of 9 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 18 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Vegalta Sendai come to this match with a 1×0 defeat in the Urawa arena, ending the four consecutive victories in the Japanese championship. Despite remaining at the bottom of the leaderboard, the local club has a fantastic performance in its stadium: 6 wins in 9 games. In this game against Kashima, coach Susumu Watanabe must opt for a more cautious strategy, as he will face one of the best clubs in Japanese football. On an individual level we can highlight Ramon Lopes and Shun Nagasawa, both with 4 goals scored. For this game, the coach of the home team can not count on Seki, Germain and Yoshio, all injured, in addition to Shiihashi, this one with physical problems.
Kashima Antlers:
After 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, by (2-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Iwata, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 22 at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 10 conceded at home, against 19 goals scored and 5 conceded at home. For the league, Kashima Antlers won 9 points out of 24 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final score was 1-1 (3 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only won 1 result.
The Kashima Antlers comes to this game with a 2×0 victory in the reception to the Jubilo, returning to the victories for the championship, after a draw against Sanfrecce, with goals from Koike and Shinzato (own goal). However, one of the great problems of this formation is in the games as a visitor, since it has only won 2 of its 8 games. In this game against Vegalta, coach Go Oiwa must maintain his usual tactical system, in 4-4-2, favoring a more dominant style of play, especially in the first half. Léo Silva and Sho Ito are the best gunners of this team, with 4 goals scored each. For this game the coach can not count on Jung, Uchida, Ito and Suzuki, all with physical problems.
Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima head to head matches
20.04.19 JL Kashima Vegalta Sendai 1 : 0
24.11.18 JL Vegalta Sendai Kashima 0 : 3
20.05.18 JL Kashima Vegalta Sendai 1 : 2
03.09.17 NC Kashima Vegalta Sendai 3 : 2
30.08.17 NC Vegalta Sendai Kashima 3 : 1