Tuesday , 6 October 2026

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 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

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 Ōita 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
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
43% 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
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Kashima Antlers host Cerezo Osaka FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Riku Matsuda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kento Misao.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Everaldo made 181 appearances and scored 58 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuta Toyokawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
  • 46' The whistle greets Toshiyuki Takagi as he departs to be replaced by Riku Matsuda.
  • 51' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Ryota Nagaki was booked on 56.
  • 57' Ryota Nagaki picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' Yuta Toyokawa makes way for Yoichiro Kakitani at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' Rikuto Hirose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryota Nagaki on 64 minute.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is replaced by Yusuke Maruhashi on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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 Yuya Oki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Juan Alano is replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 78' Yasushi Endo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Misao on 78 minute.
  • 83' What a strike from Riku Matsuda! The score is 0-1.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Hiroshi Kiyotake exits the field as Ken Tokura enters on 89.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Everaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Ikuma Sekigawa 1
Bruno Mendes 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 Ōita 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.