Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kashima Antlers

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Gamba Osaka

Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Juan 34' Y

Y 47' Kim Younggwon

Y 84' Shunya Suganuma

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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 22 games · Avg 1.9 goals Gamba Osaka

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-07-24 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-10-03 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kashima Antlers 2020-08-23 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2019-08-23 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
11 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–3	L
28 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	4–0	W
21 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L
15 Aug	Tokushima Vortis	H	3–0	W

Gamba Osaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	1–3	L
12 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–3	L
28 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	1–3	L
21 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–0	D
13 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		Gamba Osaka
#11	Position	#5
45	Points	28
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
40	Scored	61
20	Conceded	53
+20	GD	+8
2.50	PPG	1.56
83%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 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

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	2 G	1 A
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	1 G
Asahi Uenaka	1 G
Welton	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers are looking to make home advantage count against Gamba Osaka.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' 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 Ju Sejong suffering a number of foals already.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' That is a Yellow card for Kashima Antlers. Juan will be fuming at that decision.
39' Shu Kurata has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 407 appearances.
44' The 31-year-old Koki Anzai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Kim Younggwon is booked for Gamba Osaka — Yellow card on 47.
52' What a strike from Ayase Ueda! The score is 1-0.
57' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
60' GOAL! Juan fires home to make it 2-0!
65' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
70' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Patric by Tiago Alves on 70 minute.
73' Shoma Doi doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' GOAL! Tiago Alves fires home to make it 3-1!
80' Goal! Tiago Alves scores his 6 goal in 279 matches.
80' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Wellington Silva on, Shinya Yajima off on 80 minutes.
81' Arthur Caike has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan on 81 minute.
84' Shunya Suganuma was booked on 84.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kim Younggwon, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' The whistle greets Koki Anzai as he departs to be replaced by Katsuya Nagato.
It finishes all square. Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Katsuya Nagato ↑ 90'
8
Shoma Doi ↑ 67'
17
Arthur Caike ↑ 80'
9
Everaldo ↑ 80'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 67'
23
Naoki Hayashi
1
Sun-Tae Kwon

Coach Naoki Soma

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

39
Takashi Usami ↑ 70'
6
Ju Sejong ↑ 80'
28
Wellington Silva ↑ 80'
32
Tiago Alves ↑ 70'
25
Kei Ishikawa
16
Yota Sato
26
Ko Yanagisawa ↑ 70'

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shoma Doi	4
Ayase Ueda	3
Tiago Alves	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Hayato Nakama	2
Patric	2
Kosuke Onose	2
Naomichi Ueda	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-09-11 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-08-28 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis W

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-08-25 Yokohama FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-08-21 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2021-08-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.69 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Gamba Osaka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers62% Draw19% Gamba Osaka19%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

81%

Draw or Gamba Osaka

38%

Kashima Antlers or Gamba Osaka

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers47% Draw35% Gamba Osaka18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

1 – 0

4 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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