Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Kashima Antlers

1 – 0

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 18,380 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuma Suzuki 13' 1–0

Diego Pituca 25' R

Daiki Iwamasa 27' Y

Y 45' Capixaba

Yuki Kakita 59' Y

Arthur Caike 75' Y

Hidehiro Sugai 90' Y

Overview

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

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Assistant 1 Jun Mihara
Assistant 2 Yusuke Shiotsu

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	Kyōto 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	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

Kashima Antlers 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-07-06 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–0	W
02 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–2	D
26 Aug	Albirex Niigata	H	2–0	W
19 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
13 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
06 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
02 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
20 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	1–0	W
12 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
06 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L

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

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

31% 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

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

5/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	4 G
Pablo Sabbag	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	2 G

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' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuta Higuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
10' 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.
13' Yuma Suzuki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
18' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Diego Pituca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Daiki Iwamasa on 27 minutes.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daiki Iwamasa might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' Rikuto Hirose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryo Watanabe made 382 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yuki Kakita.
62' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 62 minute. Satoki Uejo leaves to be changed by Ryo Watanabe.
67' Kashima Antlers have won 493 goals from 460 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' The whistle greets Yuta Matsumura as he departs to be replaced by Gaku Shibasaki.
75' A moment of madness from Arthur Caike on 75 minutes earns him a card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
77' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Rikuto Hirose departs to be replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
80' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Hinata Kida is replaced by Haruki Arai.
84' Ryosuke Shindo makes way for Matej Jonjic at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
86' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Koki Anzai is replaced by Gen Shoji.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Hidehiro Sugai.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

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Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 72'
3
Gen Shoji ↑ 86'
31
Yuya Oki
8
Shoma Doi ↑ 86'
17
Arthur Caike ↑ 72'
19
Blessing Eleke
16
Hidehiro Sugai ↑ 77'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

22
Matej Jonjic ↑ 84'
17
Tokuma Suzuki
26
Haruki Arai ↑ 80'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
30
Reiya Sakata
38
Sota Kitano ↑ 62'
35
Ryo Watanabe ↑ 62'

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	5
Everaldo	3
Elber	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Riki Harakawa	2
Arthur Caike	2
Yuta Matsumura	2
Jean Patric	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-09-02 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2023-08-26 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Albirex Niigata W 2023-08-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2023-08-06 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-08-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.04 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 62% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers62% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC16%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

84%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

38%

Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers44% Draw42% Cerezo Osaka FC14%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

10.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

3 – 0

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+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

14% ✓

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