Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kashima Antlers
2 – 1
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 19,693 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuta Higuchi 26' 1–0
1–1 66' Yoshiki Narahara
Kei Chinen pen 80' 2–1
Ikuma Sekigawa 9' Y
Y 23' Kosuke Yamazaki
Y 31' Yuto Iwasaki
Y 72' Cayman Togashi
Y 78' Hwang Seokho
Y 82' Yoshiki Narahara
Gen Shoji 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto
  • Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
  • Assistant 2

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

8
5
3
Kashima Antlers 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers 2022-09-16 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-05-25 Kashima Antlers 4–4 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-11-27 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
06 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
16 Jul FC Tokyo A 3–1 W
08 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
01 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
12 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D
06 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
16 Jul Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
08 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
01 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kashima Antlers and Sagan Tosu FC is underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Iwasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 9' The referee calls foul for Ikuma Sekigawa. He receives a card.
  • 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 460 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 19' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Sagan Tosu FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 26' Yuta Higuchi does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashima Antlers surge ahead!
  • 31' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 36' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Yuki Horigome, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Kei Chinen comes on to replace Yuki Kakita.
  • 62' Sagan Tosu FC 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.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Cayman Togashi comes on to replace Yuji Ono.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Yoshiki Narahara makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Cayman Togashi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoki Hayakawa made 460 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Hwang Seokho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
  • 79' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 79 minute. Kohei Tezuka leaves to be changed by Naoyuki Fujita.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Kei Chinen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 81' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Shuhei Mizoguchi is withdrawn and Yuta Matsumura gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Yoshiki Narahara is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' Akito Fukuta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wataru Harada on 87 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Gen Shoji.
  • 90' Gen Shoji has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ikuma Sekigawa on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Ryohei Shirasaki 2
Masaya Tashiro 2
Kimito Nono 2
Yuta Higuchi 2
Keita Yamashita 2
Yuma Suzuki 2

Head to Head

2023-08-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers 2022-09-16 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-05-25 Kashima Antlers 4–4 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-11-27 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-08-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2023-08-06 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-07-16 FC Tokyo 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2023-08-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-08-12 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-08-06 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-07-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers53% Draw25% Sagan Tosu FC22%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
78%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
47%
Kashima Antlers or Sagan Tosu FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers35% Draw46% Sagan Tosu FC19%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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