Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Kento Misao 32' Y

Ryota Nagaki 56' Y

Ryota Nagaki 57' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Yosuke Takabe

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

Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2019-10-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2019-06-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-10-31 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–4	L
21 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–1	W
14 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
16 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L
12 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–0	D
05 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–1	W
29 Nov	Yokohama FC	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		Cerezo Osaka FC
#11	Position	#2
45	Points	31
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
40	Scored	48
20	Conceded	38
+20	GD	+10
2.50	PPG	1.72
83%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kashima Antlers is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
5' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Hiroaki Okuno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
32' Kento Misao was booked on 32.
37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tomoya Inukai suffering a number of foals already.
42' 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.
46' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Toshiyuki Takagi is replaced by Riku Matsuda.
51' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' A moment of madness from Ryota Nagaki on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Ryota Nagaki is booked for Kashima Antlers — Yellow card on 57.
60' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Yoichiro Kakitani comes on to replace Yuta Toyokawa.
64' Rikuto Hirose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryota Nagaki at the 64 minute mark.
69' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Maruhashi on 69 minutes.
74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
77' The crowd applauds Juan Alano as he leaves the pitch. Yuta Matsumura steps in for Kashima Antlers.
78' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Kento Misao has done his job and it is now time for Yasushi Endo to step up.
83' Against the run of play, Riku Matsuda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroshi Kiyotake is replaced by Ken Tokura on 89 minute.
90' Everaldo adds to his 2 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
The points are shared — Kashima Antlers 1-1 Cerezo Osaka FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Hiroaki Okuno
21
Kim Jinhyeon
5
Naoyuki Fujita
22
Matej Jonjic
3
Yasuki Kimoto
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Ken Tokura 89'
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↓ Riku Matsuda 46'
16
Eiichi Katayama
32
Yuta Toyokawa ↓ Yoichiro Kakitani 60'
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Yusuke Maruhashi 69'

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	5
Everaldo	3
Ayase Ueda	2
Riki Harakawa	2
Arthur Caike	2
Yuta Matsumura	2
Tomoya Inukai	1
Kato Mutsuki	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-25 Kashima Antlers 1–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-11-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama FC W 2020-11-25 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers54% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

78%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

46%

Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers39% Draw42% Cerezo Osaka FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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