Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Wed 26 May 2021 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoya Inukai 31' Y
Y 50' Yusuke Maruhashi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Masashige Abe
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma
  • Referee Daisuke Sakurai
  • Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)

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
2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
22 May Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
15 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 5–3 W
12 May Nagoya Grampus A 2–0 W
09 May FC Tokyo H 3–0 W
01 May Yokohama FC A 3–0 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
23 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
15 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
08 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
02 May Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 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' That's the starting whistle at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Naoki Soma might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryohei Shirasaki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 20' It’s high time Levir Culpi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Tomoya Inukai picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Riki Harakawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Adam Taggart comes on to replace Kato Mutsuki.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yusuke Maruhashi on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Naoto Arai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ryohei Shirasaki is replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 64' The whistle greets Yusuke Maruhashi as he departs to be replaced by Naoto Arai.
  • 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' GOAL! Ryotaro Araki fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Kento Misao. He replaces Leo Silva on 73 minute.
  • 75' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 75 minute. Naoyuki Fujita leaves to be changed by Yoshito Okubo.
  • 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 84' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Riki Harakawa exits the field as Ryuya Nishio enters on 84.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Yuta Matsumura 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Serginho 1
Vitor Bueno 1

Head to Head

2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-05-15 Kashima Antlers 5–3 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2021-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tokyo W 2021-05-01 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.12 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers64% Draw21% Cerezo Osaka FC15%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
85%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
36%
Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers45% Draw41% Cerezo Osaka FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+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
40% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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