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Kashima Antlers vs Kashiwa Reysol, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
6 – 2
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sun 22 Jul 2018 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takanori Sakumoto
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura

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

14
6
4
Kashima Antlers 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-04-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-01 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-04-01 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2016-11-06 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 6–2 W
18 Jul Jubilo Iwata A 3–3 D
20 May Vegalta Sendai H 1–2 L
12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
06 May Kingstonian FC H 2–1 W
05 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Kashima Antlers A 2–6 L
18 Jul FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
20 May Nagoya Grampus A 3–2 W
13 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
12 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
05 May Jubilo Iwata H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol
#11 Position #17
45 Points 20
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 24
20 Conceded 25
+20 GD -1
2.50 PPG 1.11
83% Win % 39%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
28% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 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
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and Kashiwa Reysol.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Kashiwa Reysol are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers have won 468 goals from 447 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Junya Ito has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 40' Koki Anzai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nozomu Kato might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yusuke Segawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashiwa Reysol.
  • 60' 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 Gen Shoji suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Kashiwa Reysol are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Kashiwa Reysol's compact .
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Atsutaka Nakamura made 447 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Go Oiwa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' It looks surprising Kashiwa Reysol does not make any changes. Daigo Nishi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • It finishes all square. Kashima Antlers and Kashiwa Reysol share the spoils 6-2.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nozomu Kato

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leo Ceara 4
Yusuke Segawa 3
Michael Olunga 3
Shoma Doi 3
Yuma Suzuki 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Cristiano 2
Mao Hosoya 2

Head to Head

2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-04-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2017-12-01 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-04-01 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2016-11-06 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-07-18 Jubilo Iwata 3–3 Kashima Antlers D 2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-05-06 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kingstonian FC W 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-07-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2018-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-05-05 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Jubilo Iwata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.35 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Kashima Antlers to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers63% Draw20% Kashiwa Reysol17%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
84%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
37%
Kashima Antlers or Kashiwa Reysol
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers47% Draw38% Kashiwa Reysol15%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
7%
3 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 21% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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