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Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Kashima Antlers
1 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 05:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Koki Machida 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Minoru Tojo

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

5
6
7
Kashima Antlers 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
21 Oct Vissel Kobe A 3–1 W
18 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
14 Oct Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W
10 Oct Yokohama FC H 3–2 W
03 Oct Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
18 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
14 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
10 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–2 W
03 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
27 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#11 Position #4
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 history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Everaldo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 15' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Kei Koizumi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 58 minute. Yusuke Chajima leaves to be changed by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
  • 59' Kashima Antlers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' It’s high time Antonio Carlos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Kei Koizumi makes way for Ryota Nagaki at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ayase Ueda. He replaces Juan Alano on 75 minute.
  • 76' GOAL! Everaldo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 78' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Tomoya Fujii on, Shunki Higashi off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Everaldo as he leaves the pitch. Ikuma Sekigawa steps in for Kashima Antlers.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Kashima Antlers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-10-21 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-10-18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2020-10-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2020-10-10 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Yokohama FC W 2020-10-03 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Kashima Antlers L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers51% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
76%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
49%
Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers35% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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