Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Koki Anzai
Yoshito Okubo 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

1
3
16
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2019-10-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
22 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
18 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
11 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–2 L
08 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–0 W
28 Aug Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
18 Sep Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
11 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 0–3 L
28 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–0 W
25 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Kashima Antlers
#2 Position #11
31 Points 45
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
48 Scored 40
38 Conceded 20
+10 GD +20
1.72 PPG 2.50
61% Win % 83%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cerezo Osaka FC is hosting Kashima Antlers for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuya Oki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 15' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' Koki Anzai is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 28' Kato Mutsuki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 33' Japan international Ryuya Nishio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Yoshito Okubo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Arthur Caike has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Kashima Antlers make a change. Juan trudges off to be replaced by Ryotaro Araki on 56 minutes.
  • 58' What a strike from Riki Harakawa! The score is 1-0.
  • 59' Riki Harakawa adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Takashi Inui has done his job and it is now time for Motohiko Nakajima to step up.
  • 66' Ayase Ueda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Yuta Matsumura exits the field as Yasushi Endo enters on 76.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 82' What composure from Ayase Ueda! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 84' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Diego Pituca departs to be replaced by Leo Silva.
  • 85' Hiroaki Okuno makes way for Riki Matsuda at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 90' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Another three points for Kashima Antlers.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Yuta Matsumura 2
Bruno Mendes 1
Naomichi Ueda 1

Head to Head

2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2019-10-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2021-09-08 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-09-11 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-08-28 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC22% Draw25% Kashima Antlers53%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
78%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kashima Antlers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC16% Draw42% Kashima Antlers42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.