Kashima Antlers, Recent Form

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The 2-0 away defeat to FC Tokyo will not have sat easily with the Kashima Antlers squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 55%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to FC Tokyo, who had 11 shots on goal with 4 on target.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 4 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 6 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

They have been performing well at Kashima Soccer Stadium recently and are unbeaten in their last 6 home games.  

Kyoto Sanga, Recent Form

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On the back of a tough 3-0 home defeat by Jubilo Iwata, Kyoto Sanga manager Kwi-jae Cho will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset.  They came away from that fixture with a 54% share of the possession and clocked up 19 attempts on goal with 2 on target, in comparison to Jubilo Iwata, who managed 15 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.  

They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 10 and seen valuable points lost.  In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 3.  

There will be mixed feelings from Kyoto Sanga, having been undefeated in their last 6 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.  

On an individual basis, Yuta Toyokawa is giving Kyoto Sanga's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 4 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.