Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2023
Cerezo Osaka FC
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
  • Assistant 2 Hisao Manabe
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 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 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
17
Cerezo Osaka FC 21 games · Avg 2.5 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' 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.
  • 1' Rikuto Hirose is having his name booked by the referee on 1.
  • 4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hirotaka Tameda.
  • 9' Kashima Antlers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' With 1 assists to his name this season, Seiya Maikuma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
  • 24' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Ryosuke Yamanaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Hayato Nakama as he departs to be replaced by Arthur Caike.
  • 51' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Koji Toriumi.
  • 58' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Riki Harakawa is withdrawn and Kato Mutsuki gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Kashima Antlers make a change. Shoma Doi trudges off to be replaced by Shintaro Nago on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Cerezo Osaka FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Kei Chinen on, Yuki Kakita off on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Brilliant from the ! Ikuma Sekigawa makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Ikuma Sekigawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' Satoki Uejo is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Jordy Croux. He replaces Riku Matsuda on 75 minute.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Leo Ceara is withdrawn and Sota Kitano gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gen Shoji is hanging Yuma Suzuki on the field on 89 minute.
  • With this win, Kashima Antlers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
5%
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.