Kashima vs NagoyaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Kashima have won five of their last six and carry the best home defensive numbers in the J1 League: thirteen home games at 0.3 goals conceded, a clean sheet in 72% of them and 2.7 points a game. Nagoya are a different side away from home: 1.6 scored but two conceded, with both teams scoring in 79% of their trips. Kashima were blanked in three of the six previous meetings. The verdict: one goal from the hosts is enough. Kashima have scored in twelve of their thirteen home games at an average of 1.6, and Nagoya concede two a game on the road. I read it around 86%. My take: Kashima run the game and find the net, the visiting defence does not hold up.