Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuta Higuchi 14' Y
Yuma Suzuki 62' Y
Ikuma Sekigawa 64' Y
Y 87' Shinji Kagawa

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

16
3
1
Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 3–0 W
03 Dec Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 0–3 L
11 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
28 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
24 Feb FC Tōkyō H 2–2 D
03 Dec Albirex Niigata A 0–1 L
25 Nov Kyōto Sanga FC H 0–1 L
12 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L
28 Oct Gamba Osaka 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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kashima Antlers to score. At the same time, Cerezo Osaka FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Tomoki Hayakawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Yuta Higuchi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
  • 19' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' The 37-year-old Shinji Kagawa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' Japan international Hayato Nakama has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' Hirotaka Tameda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Fernandes on 39 minute.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Tomoya Fujii is withdrawn and Yuma Suzuki gets his opportunity.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Leo Ceara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 62' That is a card for Kashima Antlers. Yuma Suzuki will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Ikuma Sekigawa picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Ikuma Sekigawa is replaced by Guilherme Parede on 67 minute.
  • 72' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Hiroaki Okuno by Satoki Uejo on 73 minute.
  • 76' Hayato Okuda gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Kyohei Noborizato and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Yuki Kakita comes on to replace Hayato Nakama.
  • 85' What a strike from Naomichi Ueda! The score is 1-1.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Shinji Kagawa is booked for Cerezo Osaka FC — card on 87.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Yuta Matsumura 2
Min-Tae Kim 1
Ikuma Sekigawa 1

Head to Head

2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2023-12-03 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2023-11-24 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2023-11-11 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2023-10-28 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2023-12-03 Albirex Niigata 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-11-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-11-12 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-10-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.97 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers58% Draw23% Cerezo Osaka FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
81%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
42%
Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers42% Draw43% Cerezo Osaka FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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