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

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J. League · 2021

Cerezo Osaka FC

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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

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 21 games · Avg 2.5 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

23% 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

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kim Jinhyeon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
18' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Cerezo Osaka FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Elber scoring 2 goals.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takashi Inui, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
56' Ryotaro Araki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan on 56 minute.
58' Riki Harakawa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
59' Brilliant from the ! Riki Harakawa makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 59.
63' The supporters are chanting for Motohiko Nakajima. He replaces Takashi Inui on 63 minute.
66' The deadlock is broken! Ayase Ueda gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
71' A quiet spell here at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 76 minute. Yuta Matsumura leaves to be changed by Yasushi Endo.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Pituca made 300 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' Ayase Ueda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
84' Diego Pituca makes way for Leo Silva at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
85' The crowd applauds Hiroaki Okuno as he leaves the pitch. Riki Matsuda steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
90' Kashima Antlers have won 493 goals from 460 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Kashima Antlers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Tiago Pagnussat
9
Adam Taggart ↑ 63'
18
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 63'
28
Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 63'
30
Hinata Kida
50
Kenya Matsui
22
Riki Matsuda ↑ 85'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 76'
4
Leo Silva ↑ 84'
11
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 56'
22
Rikuto Hirose
18
Ayase Ueda ↑ 56'
13
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 56'
29
Tomoki Hayakawa

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	5
Everaldo	3
Elber	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Riki Harakawa	2
Arthur Caike	2
Yuta Matsumura	2
Jean Patric	1

Head to Head

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

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.