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

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J. League · 2021

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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

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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 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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Tōkyō	H	3–0	W
01 May	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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 ball is rolling at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers are looking to make home advantage count against Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Koki Machida has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tomoya Inukai.
36' Riku Matsuda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
46' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Kato Mutsuki trudges off to be replaced by Adam Taggart on 46 minutes.
50' A moment of madness from Yusuke Maruhashi on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cerezo Osaka FC will be frustrated.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Yuta Matsumura gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Ryohei Shirasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
64' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Yusuke Maruhashi is withdrawn and Naoto Arai gets his opportunity.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Ryotaro Araki puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
73' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Leo Silva departs to be replaced by Kento Misao.
75' Yoshito Okubo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoyuki Fujita on 75 minute.
80' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
84' Ryuya Nishio gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Riki Harakawa and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

14
Katsuya Nagato
21
Diego Pituca
31
Yuya Oki
28
Koki Machida
39
Tomoya Inukai
8
Shoma Doi
4
Leo Silva ↓ Kento Misao 73'
41
Ryohei Shirasaki ↓ Yuta Matsumura 60'
37
Kei Koizumi
13
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Ayase Ueda 73'
32
Keigo Tsunemoto

Bench

20
Kento Misao ↑ 73'
6
Ryota Nagaki
18
Ayase Ueda ↑ 73'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 60'
23
Naoki Hayashi
1
Sun-Tae Kwon

Coach Naoki Soma

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Adam Taggart ↑ 46'
20
Yoshito Okubo ↑ 75'
32
Yuta Toyokawa
18
Jun Nishikawa
33
Ryuya Nishio ↑ 84'
16
Naoto Arai ↑ 64'

Coach Levir Culpi

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

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 Tōkyō 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.