Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D 31 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 25 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–3 L 17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 11 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 31 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L 25 May FC Tokyo A 3–0 W 17 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Sanfrecce Hiroshima #1 Position #7 45 Points 30 18 Played 18 15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 41 20 Conceded 33 +20 GD +8 2.50 PPG 1.67 83% Win % 56% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kashima Antlers gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' 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.
- 19' What a strike from Shunki Higashi! The score is 0-1.
- 24' 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.
- 29' 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 Ryo Germain suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Yu Funabashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 44' 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.
- 45' Ryo Germain was booked on 45.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Kento Misao.
- 59' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
- 67' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yu Funabashi departs to be replaced by Yuta Higuchi.
- 70' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Naoki Maeda is replaced by Valere Germain on 70 minute.
- 72' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Sota Nakamura is replaced by Naoto Arai on 72 minute.
- 77' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' The whistle greets Shuhei Mizoguchi as he departs to be replaced by Ryoya Ogawa.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Leo Ceara.
- 87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sota Koshimichi is hanging Ryo Germain on the field on 87 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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- 55
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6
Kento Misao ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 79'
- 40
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25
Ryuta Koike ↓ Talles 79'
- 77
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↓ Kimito Nono 67'
- 1
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Yuta Higuchi 67'
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28
Shuhei Mizoguchi ↓ Ryoya Ogawa 79'
- 3
Bench
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 79'
- 13
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7
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 79'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 67'
- 29
- 23
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22
Kimito Nono ↑ 67'
- 4
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17
Talles ↑ 79'
Coach Toru OnikiSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Ryo Germain ↓ Sota Koshimichi 87'
- 19
- 1
- 6
- 24
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41
Naoki Maeda ↓ Valere Germain 70'
- 17
- 33
- 4
- 15
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39
Sota Nakamura ↓ Naoto Arai 72'
Bench
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98
Valere Germain ↑ 70'
- 18
- 3
- 5
- 20
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13
Naoto Arai ↑ 72'
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32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 87'
- 40
- 26
Coach Michael Skibbe -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yoshifumi Kashiwa 4 Douglas Vieira 3 Ryotaro Araki 3 Ezequiel 3 Arthur Caike 2 Hayato Araki 2 Takumu Kawamura 2 Kei Chinen 2 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W -
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.62 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 73%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 54%Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.2%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 0 8.1%2 – 0 8%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 1 6.3%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 4.9%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 22% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.