Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Kashima Antlers

0 – 0

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 20,097 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kaishu Sano 0' Y

Y 41' Takeshi Kanamori

Kaishu Sano 53' YR

Y 55' Douglas Groli

Y 65' Takumi Nagaishi

Y 80' Lukian

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yudai Yamamoto
Assistant 1 Osamu Akasaka
Assistant 2

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

Kashima Antlers 11 games · Avg 1.5 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-08-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-11 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-03-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–0	D
04 Mar	Yokohama FC	A	3–1	W
25 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
18 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–0	W

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	0–0	D
04 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
18 Feb	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
05 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
29 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		Avispa Fukuoka
#11	Position	#10
45	Points	21
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
40	Scored	49
20	Conceded	59
+20	GD	-10
2.50	PPG	1.17
83%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

18% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/4

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Werik	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka get this one started.
5' The 34-year-old Diego Pituca has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 205 games and scored 218 goals.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact 3-4-2-1.
25' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daiki Iwamasa will be considering his options from the bench.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Kashima Antlers currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' Yuya Yamagishi, a Japan , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
65' Japan international Daiki Miya has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gen Shoji, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
85' Yuma Suzuki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

31
Yuya Oki
8
Shoma Doi ↑ 86'
17
Arthur Caike ↑ 76'
5
Ikuma Sekigawa
22
Rikuto Hirose ↑ 86'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 68'
37
Yuki Kakita ↑ 86'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

3
Tatsuki Nara
5
Daiki Miya
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↓ Ryoga Sato 61'
1
Takumi Nagaishi
16
Itsuki Oda ↓ Tatsuya Tanaka 79'
9
Lukian ↓ Wellington 82'
17
Shun Nakamura
6
Hiroyuki Mae
11
Yuya Yamagishi
2
Masato Yuzawa ↓ Yota Maejima 79'
33
Douglas Groli ↓ Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 62'

Bench

18
Wellington ↑ 82'
14
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 79'
29
Yota Maejima ↑ 79'
31
Masaaki Murakami
10
Hisashi Jogo
27
Ryoga Sato ↑ 61'
20
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni ↑ 62'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leo Ceara	2
Juanma	2
Everaldo	1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar	1
Yu Funabashi	1
Shosei Usui	1
Tatsuki Nara	1
Tomoya Inukai	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2023-03-04 Yokohama FC 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-02-18 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2022-10-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2023-03-04 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-02-25 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-10-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.19 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Kashima Antlers to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers58% Draw23% Avispa Fukuoka19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

81%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

42%

Kashima Antlers or Avispa Fukuoka

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers46% Draw40% Avispa Fukuoka14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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