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

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J. League · 2023

Cerezo Osaka FC

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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 (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
Assistant 2 Hisao Manabe

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 Tokyo	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 Tokyo	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

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Kashima Antlers kicks off things out of here…
1' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 1.
4' Hirotaka Tameda was booked on 4.
9' Yuta Higuchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
14' Diego Pituca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's 4-4-2 shape.
34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Hayato Nakama is withdrawn and Arthur Caike gets his opportunity.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' A moment of madness from Koji Toriumi on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cerezo Osaka FC will be frustrated.
58' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Riki Harakawa exits the field as Kato Mutsuki enters on 58.
59' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Shintaro Nago comes on to replace Shoma Doi.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Yuki Kakita is replaced by Kei Chinen.
67' What a strike from Ikuma Sekigawa! The score is 0-1.
68' Goal! Ikuma Sekigawa scores his 5 goal in 447 matches.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Satoki Uejo on 71 minutes.
75' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Riku Matsuda trudges off to be replaced by Jordy Croux on 75 minutes.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
85' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Leo Ceara trudges off to be replaced by Sota Kitano on 85 minutes.
89' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Yuma Suzuki by Gen Shoji on 89 minute.
Full Time. Kashima Antlers beats Cerezo Osaka FC

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
Yuta Matsumura	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Riki Harakawa	2
Arthur Caike	2
Serginho	1
Vitor Bueno	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 Tokyo 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.