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Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Arthur Caike 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale — 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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 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

12
5
11
Kashima Antlers 28 games · Avg 2.5 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
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
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
18 Sep Tokushima Vortis A 3–1 W
28 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
25 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
21 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
14 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale
#11 Position #14
45 Points 28
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 38
20 Conceded 40
+20 GD -2
2.50 PPG 1.56
83% Win % 56%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Kashima Soccer Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' 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 Ryotaro Araki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Kento Tachibanada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yuma Suzuki scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 40' It’s high time Naoki Soma made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Marcinho, a Brazil , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' The Juan breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-0!
  • 62' Juan adds to his 0 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Shoma Doi on 65 minute.
  • 67' Yasuto Wakizaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Schmidt on 67 minute.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesiel, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' Reo Hatate is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 78' Kei Chinen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Damiao on 78 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 82 minute. Kento Tachibanada leaves to be changed by Kazuya Yamamura.
  • 83' Goal! Kazuya Yamamura scores his 7 goal in 369 matches.
  • 83' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Koki Anzai is withdrawn and Katsuya Nagato gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Ayase Ueda is withdrawn and Everaldo gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kashima Antlers 1-2 Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Akihiro Ienaga 2
Kengo Nakamura 2
Kei Chinen 2
Leo Ceara 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Marcinho 2

Head to Head

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-09-18 Tokushima Vortis 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-28 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers40% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale35%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
66%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
60%
Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers34% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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