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

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J. League · 2023

Kashima Antlers

0 – 0

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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

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

8% 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

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

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

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka — let the football do the talking.
5' Tomoki Hayakawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Tatsuya Tanaka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Avispa Fukuoka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kashima Antlers winning 100% of all matches.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Douglas Groli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Avispa Fukuoka.
50' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
55' Kashima Antlers currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daiki Iwamasa will be considering his options from the bench.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroyuki Mae, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
75' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keigo Tsunemoto made 460 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
85' It’s high time Daiki Iwamasa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Itsuki Oda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 460 appearances.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Juanma	2
Leo Ceara	2
Tatsuki Nara	1
Tomoya Inukai	1
Aleksandar Cavric	1
Takeshi Kanamori	1
Leo Ceara	1
Shu Morooka	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.