Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Prediction 15 August 2026
🔊 Kashima Antlers come into the second round as one of the league's leaders. The reigning Japanese champions started with a comeback victory and are looking to confirm their quality at home. Nagoya Grampus risk suffering a second consecutive defeat at the start of the J-League 1. The head-to-head record does not favour them - in the last four meetings the visitors have not scored a single goal.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 27 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 0:4. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Nagoya Grampus):
- ball possession percentage: 54% vs 46%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 2;
- fouls: 4 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 6.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Kashima Antlers and Nagoya Grampus:
- played 46 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 24, for the away team - 15, draws - 7;
- number of goals - 72 against 52;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.07, in the 2nd half - 1.63;
- average total goals in the match - 2.7.
Head-to-head statistics Kashima Antlers - Nagoya
Kashima Antlers Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the J1 League tournament (home team - Yokohama Marinos, away team - Kashima Antlers). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:4.
Here's the game statistics (Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama Marinos):
- ball possession: 68% vs 32%;
- corner kicks: 9 vs 0;
- fouls: 7 vs 19;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 0;
- shots on target: 5 vs 4.
The reigning champions started with a dramatic win over Urawa Red Diamonds (4:3), having trailed by two goals at the 81st minute, but turned the match around and claimed three points thanks to braces from Leo Ceará and Aleksandar Čavrić. That comeback showed the team's character, but also exposed problems in defence. At home, however, Kashima are traditionally strong and rarely give opponents a chance, winning 11 of their last 12 league matches at their own ground.
Match Results: Kashima Antlers
Nagoya Grampus Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the J1 League tournament (home team - Nagoya Grampus, away - Shimizu S Pulse). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match stats (Nagoya Grampus vs Shimizu S Pulse):
- ball possession: 75% vs 25%;
- corner kicks: 13 vs 7;
- fouls: 5 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 6 vs 6.
The visitors started with a defeat to Shimizu (0:1), which extended their winless run to four matches. Despite 75% possession, Mihajlo Petrović's side did not create a single big chance and failed to get back into the game, even though their opponents were reduced to ten men for the final half hour. Looking only at away matches, Nagoya have actually lost five in a row (including friendlies). They will surely look to hit on the counter and from set pieces, but that is unlikely to be enough to beat Kashima.
Match Results: Nagoya Grampus
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 46;
- first-half wins for the home side - 6; for the away side - 4; draws - 12;
- average first-half total: 1.07;
- today's home side average 0.63 goals scored, the away side - 0.43.
Last 10 matches (overall):
- wins: 2 vs 3;
- losses: 3 vs 3;
- draws: 5 vs 4;
- average first-half total: 0.9 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.5) vs 1.7 (scored - 0.9, conceded - 0.8).
- Kashima Antlers have drawn the first half at home in 5 matches in a row (J1 League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.57, the guests - 1.13;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 2.7;
- both teams scored: overall - 24; at the home team's field - 10.
- Nagoya Grampus have scored under 1.5 goals in 9 of last 10 games against Kashima Antlers.
Prediction on corners
Kashima Antlers: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 9; at home field - 0;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.2; at home field - 5.5.
Nagoya Grampus: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 13, away - 0;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.5; away - 4.6.
- Under 9.5 corners in 7 of last 8 Kashima Antlers home games against Nagoya Grampus (J1 League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 46;
- home team wins - 24, away team wins - 15, draws - 7.
Statistics: Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus
- matches played in the tournament: 1 vs 1;
- wins: 1 vs 0;
- win percentage: 100% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 1;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 8 vs 4;
- losses: 2 vs 5;
- draws: 0 vs 1.
- Kashima Antlers have won in 11 of last 12 home games (J1 League).
⭐ Editor's Pick
Kashima Antlers are the clear favourites. Home advantage, champion status, head-to-head history and a comeback win in the first round - literally every factor points to the hosts. Nagoya Grampus have defensive problems and are inconsistent away from home, or to be more precise, they are consistently poor on the road. That is why our editors predict a confident Kashima win with a score of 2:0.
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