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

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J. League · 2021

Kashima Antlers

3 – 1

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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 (2026/26)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

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 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

61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

22% 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

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Gamba Osaka get us underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ikuma Sekigawa made 447 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Ju Sejong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' A moment of madness from Juan on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' Gamba Osaka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kim Younggwon.
52' The Japan Ayase Ueda breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-0!
57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Koki Machida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
60' What composure from Juan! The international strokes it home. 2-0.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Yuta Matsumura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryuji Izumi at the 67 minute mark.
70' The crowd applauds Patric as he leaves the pitch. Tiago Alves steps in for Gamba Osaka.
73' Shoma Doi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
78' 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.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tiago Alves makes it 3-1.
80' GOAL! Tiago Alves fires home to make it 3-2!
80' The whistle greets Shinya Yajima as he departs to be replaced by Wellington Silva.
81' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Juan departs to be replaced by Arthur Caike.
84' Gamba Osaka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
89' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Katsuya Nagato is hanging Koki Anzai on the field on 90 minute.
3-1 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Yuma Suzuki	2
Hayato Nakama	2
Patric	2
Kosuke Onose	2
Tiago Alves	2
Koki Machida	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.