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 23 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

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

15% 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

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Gamba Osaka

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/3

76+

6/6

■ 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

Gamba Osaka

Issam Jebali	5 G	3 A
Ryotaro Meshino	2 G
Welton	2 G
Deniz Hummet	2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani	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, Gamba Osaka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Shinya Yajima needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Shunya Suganuma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
30' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Ko Yanagisawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' Juan is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
39' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' Kashima Antlers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Kim Younggwon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' Brilliant from the forward! Ayase Ueda makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 52.
57' Ryu Takao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 416 appearances.
60' GOAL! Juan scores on 60.
65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
67' Ryuji Izumi makes way for Yuta Matsumura at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
70' The whistle greets Patric as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Alves.
73' A goal from the Japan international Shoma Doi! He fires home on 73 to make it 3-0!
78' The 39-year-old Patric has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
79' Tiago Alves does the damage! The net is bulging and Gamba Osaka surge ahead!
80' Tiago Alves has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
80' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Shinya Yajima is withdrawn and Wellington Silva gets his opportunity.
81' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Arthur Caike on, Juan off on 81 minutes.
84' It’s a booking for Gamba Osaka player. Shunya Suganuma gets a Yellow card.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Katsuya Nagato is hanging Koki Anzai on the field on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Gamba Osaka.

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	3
Tiago Alves	2
Hayato Nakama	2
Patric	2
Leo Ceara	2
Kosuke Onose	2

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.