Kashima Antlers vs Guangzhou Evergrande
One of the continued matches of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals leg 2 is the turn of Kashima Antlers who play host to host Guangzhou Evergrande at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The match will certainly run very fierce and prestigious, the strength of the two teams can be considered even balanced even the chance of qualifying for the semi-finals was the same considering the results of the previous leg 1 when playing in China they drew without a goal.
Recalling the previous leg 1 match, Guangzhou Evergrande was slightly more dominating with a ball possession of 56% while Kashima Antlers only 44%. Guangzhou Evergrande more often gives significant threats to the back line from Kashima Antlers with 7 kicks on goal then 2 shots wide while Kashima Antlers only 3 shots on goal and 9 wide.
But despite their meeting Guangzhou Evergrande just did not have good capital to face this match, the team made by Italian legend F. Cannavaro swallowed a 3-1 defeat when they travel to the headquarters of Jiangsu Suning. Even though Guangzhou Evergrande is aiming for positive results for the sake of boosting the confidence of the players traveling to Japan, but unfortunately this did not materialize.
While the stronghold of Kashima Antlers after the first leg match their schedule is denser than Gangzhou Evergrande, but the score is more satisfying not fallen in the last 4 matches. Defeat Shimizu S-Pulse and then get rid of Urawa Reds in the Japan Cup and finally topple FC Tokyo. You could say Kashima Antlers were far more ready to face this match, moreover benefited from the likelihood of Guangzhou Evergrande being eliminated.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.69