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

Kashima arrive at the Mercari Stadium with a perfect record: four matches, four wins, second place on 12 points and a goal record of 11-6. Two of those wins came in front of their own crowd (5-3 on goals) and two on the road (6-3), so they have won everywhere they have played while still conceding regularly. Urawa are in a very different phase: seventeenth on 3 points with one win and three defeats, 8 goals scored but 13 conceded, and that single win came in the first of their four outings. At home they have one win and one loss, away two defeats with four goals scored and seven conceded. The J1 League is running at an average of 3.05 goals per game, in line with the 21 goals seen across Urawa's four matches. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.