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Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers Prediction & Preview

Preview

As the Japan J-League marches into its 7th round, all eyes will be set on the Ajinomoto Stadium this Sunday, April 7th, where Tokyo welcomes Kashima Antlers for what promises to be a gripping encounter. With an early kick-off at 08:00, fans are in for an exciting start to their day.

Under the guidance of Peter Cklamovski, Tokyo is looking to capitalize on their home advantage and climb higher from their current 10th position with 8 points. Their recent form shows a mixed bag of results with 2 wins, 2 losses, and a draw in their last five matches. They'll draw confidence from their latest victory against Urawa Reds at home which ended in a favorable scoreline of Tokyo 2 - Urawa Reds 1.

Kashima Antlers, led by Ranko Popović and currently sitting comfortably at the fifth spot with ten points in hand — only two points adrift from Tokyo — will aim to repeat history as they did during their last visit here on July 16th when they walked away victoriously with a scoreline of Tokyo1-3 Kashima Antlers. Their form mirrors that of Tokyo’s recent outings (W2 L2 D1), despite coming off a narrow defeat against Avispa Fukuoka away (Avispa Fukuoka1 -0 Kashima Antlers).

The head-to-head record between these two teams further sets up this match beautifully balanced – each having claimed victory twice along with one game ending in stalemate out of the last five encounters.

When it comes down to goal-scoring averages this season; both teams have shown promise but also vulnerabilities. Tokyo averages scoring and conceding around the ballpark figure of approximately 1.4 goals per game overall but slightly less so at home for both metrics (1.33 scored and conceded). On flip side, Kashima's defense seems more resilient overall conceding only about .9 goals per game but struggle slightly more on travels conceding an average of about  per match while scoring less frequently compared to when playing at home.

Bet

Given both team's almost identical forms leading up into this clash coupled with past encounter outcomes suggests picking a clear winner could be tricky business; however bookies seem inclined towards favoring an away win for Kashima Antlers pegging them at odds of  for success considering not just historical precedence but perhaps weighing heavily on defensive robustness shown by them so far especially while playing away games despite lower average scoring rate compared to hosts who seem equally matched based upon recent performances & inherent statistical analysis drawn thereof thus making 'Away Win' appear tantalizing albeit risky proposition given unpredictability surrounding such evenly matched contests nonetheless offering greater return potential should wager pan out as anticipated thereby rendering it our recommended bet albeit cautiously optimistic stance taken herein.