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

J. League · 2020
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

16
3
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
0% 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
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ 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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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 Everaldo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 369 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' Kashima Antlers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kim Jinhyeon, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' The 38-year-old Ryota Nagaki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Toshiyuki Takagi is withdrawn and Riku Matsuda gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Hiroaki Okuno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Ryota Nagaki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 57' Ryota Nagaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 60' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Yuta Toyokawa departs to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ryota Nagaki is replaced by Rikuto Hirose.
  • 69' Yusuke Maruhashi gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
  • 77' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 77 minute. Juan Alano leaves to be changed by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 78' Yasushi Endo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kento Misao at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' GOAL! Riku Matsuda fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Ken Tokura comes on to replace Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 90' Everaldo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Kashima Antlers are in front.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Yuta Matsumura 2
Ryotaro Araki 1
Shu Morooka 1

Head to Head

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

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
8%
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
3%

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.