Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Cerezo Osaka FC

0 – 1

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Kashima Antlers

Sun 7 May 2023 · 05:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai 12,676 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 67' Ikuma Sekigawa

Y 1' Rikuto Hirose

Hirotaka Tameda 4' Y

Koji Toriumi 56' Y

Satoki Uejo 71' R

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
Assistant 2 Hisao Manabe

8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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	Kyoto 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	Tokyo 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 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-07-06 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
03 May	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–1	L
23 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
15 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
09 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–3	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W
29 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	4–0	W
23 Apr	Albirex Niigata	A	2–0	W
15 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	1–5	L
09 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L

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

28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

61% 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

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers is underway.
1' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Rikuto Hirose gets a Yellow card.
4' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hirotaka Tameda on 4 minutes.
9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' Yuta Higuchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
24' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Tomoki Hayakawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' The 38-year-old Jin-hyeon Kim has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Arthur Caike is replacing Hayato Nakama for the Kashima Antlers side.
51' Yuma Suzuki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
56' Poor challenge from Koji Toriumi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
58' Riki Harakawa makes way for Kato Mutsuki at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
59' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 59 minute. Shoma Doi leaves to be changed by Shintaro Nago.
64' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Kei Chinen comes on to replace Yuki Kakita.
67' A goal from the Japan international Ikuma Sekigawa! He fires home on 67 to make it 0-1!
68' The deadlock is broken! Ikuma Sekigawa gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
71' It’s gonna be a Red card for Satoki Uejo.
75' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Riku Matsuda trudges off to be replaced by Jordy Croux on 75 minutes.
80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Leo Ceara is replaced by Sota Kitano on 85 minute.
89' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yuma Suzuki departs to be replaced by Gen Shoji.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jordy Croux ↑ 75'
3
Ryosuke Shindo ↑ 75'
33
Ryuya Nishio
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 46'
1
Han-Been Yang
20
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 58'
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 85'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

13
Kei Chinen ↑ 65'
3
Gen Shoji ↑ 89'
31
Yuya Oki
30
Shintaro Nago ↑ 59'
17
Arthur Caike ↑ 46'
10
Ryotaro Araki
–
Keigo Tsunemoto ↑ 46'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2023-05-03 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-04-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-04-15 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-04-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-05-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2023-04-15 Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe L 2023-04-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.78 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC24% Draw26% Kashima Antlers50%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

76%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Kashima Antlers

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC18% Draw45% Kashima Antlers37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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