Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kashima Antlers

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 07:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Leo Silva 25' Y

Daiki Sugioka 90' Y

Overview

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

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Tomohiro Inoue
Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
Referee Kota Watanabe
Referee

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

Kashima Antlers 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
27 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–3	L
19 Dec	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	4–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
07 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–3	D
27 Feb	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–1	D
19 Dec	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	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

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

62% 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

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Kashima Soccer Stadium as Kashima Antlers face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Leo Silva gets a Yellow card.
29' Against the run of play, Yuya Asano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' GOAL! Yuya Asano fires home to make it 0-2!
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' The 35-year-old Yuki Nogami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Sho Sasaki gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yuki Nogami and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' The whistle greets Ezequiel as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
67' Yoichi Naganuma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' A goal from the Japan international Ryotaro Araki! He fires home on 69 to make it 1-2!
71' Kashima Antlers make a change. Leo Silva trudges off to be replaced by Yasushi Endo on 71 minutes.
75' The supporters are chanting for Yoshifumi Kashiwa. He replaces Yuya Asano on 75 minute.
78' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Juan Alano is replaced by Ryota Nagaki on 78 minute.
83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Shoma Doi is replaced by Itsuki Someno on 84 minute.
86' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Shun Ayukawa at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Tsukasa Morishima trudges off to be replaced by Shun Ayukawa on 87 minutes.
90' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 71'
6
Ryota Nagaki ↑ 78'
11
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 71'
33
Ikuma Sekigawa
27
Yuta Matsumura
19
Itsuki Someno ↑ 84'

Coach Antonio Carlos

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel ↓ Yusuke Chajima 62'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 75'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Sho Sasaki 46'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Shun Ayukawa 86'
8
Hayao Kawabe C
24
Shunki Higashi
9
Douglas Vieira
4
Hayato Araki
29
Yuya Asano ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 75'
33
Yuta Imazu

Bench

19
Sho Sasaki ↑ 46'
1
Takuto Hayashi
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 75'
15
Tomoya Fujii
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 62'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 86'
41
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 75'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	4
Douglas Vieira	3
Ryotaro Araki	3
Ezequiel	3
Hayato Araki	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Kei Chinen	2
Patric	2

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-03-10 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-03-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-03-07 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.8 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers49% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

75%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

51%

Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers36% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima20%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	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

17% ✓

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