Kashima – Real Madrid SOCCER PICKS
Kashima Antlers and Real Madrid meet at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, in a game for the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup. The two teams already met for this competition, in 2016. In that match Real Madrid won in extra time to Kashima Antlers by 4-2: the goals of the meringues were marked by Cristiano Ronaldo (3) and Benzema, while Shibasaki scored the two goals of Kashima Antlers.
Kashima Antlers:
The Japanese of Kashima Antlers come to this match with a victory over Guadalajara, 3-2, adding the first triumph followed in this Club World Cup: Serginho, Nagaki and Abe Hiroki scored the goals of the team. It is important to remember that the Japanese won the AFC Champions League.
Analyzing the last 10 games it is possible to notice that Kashima Antlers scored an average of 1.6 goals and suffered an average of 0.8 goals per game, demonstrating quality in both sectors. 60% of those matches ended with less than 2.5 goals in the final score.
In addition, the Japanese opened the scoring in 6 of the 10 previous matches, being that in 5 of these games they were winning at the end of the 90 ‘. It is important to underline that the best period of Kashima Antlers is between the 61 ‘and the 75’ of game, moment in which it marked 6 goals and did not suffer any. Serginho is one of the great highlights of the visitors, with 10 goals scored in several competitions.
Real Madrid:
Real Madrid started for this game with a win over Rayo Vallecano, 1-0, returning in this way to the victories, after the surprising defeat against CSKA: the only goal of the team was scored by Benzema. When observing the 10 previous games, we can notice that the meringues register 8 victories and 2 defeats. It should be remembered that the Spanish conquered the UEFA Champions League the year before.
In the last 10 games played, Real Madrid scored an average of 2.3 goals and suffered an average of 0.9 goals per game, that is, it presents enormous quality in the offensive sector: Marco Asensio is the big star of the meringues . 50% of these matches ended with the “over 2.5 goals” winner.
The best moment of Real Madrid is between the 76 ‘and the 90’, in which he scored 6 goals and suffered only 2. It should be noted that in the 8 games in which he opened the scoring, in all the Spanish team was winning at end of the 90 ‘. Karim Benzema is the best score of the team at this moment, with 11 goals scored in 24 matches.
