Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Tsukasa Morishima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' 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 Yoichi Naganuma suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Leo Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Yuya Asano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' Against the run of play, Yuya Asano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yuki Nogami has done his job and it is now time for Sho Sasaki to step up.
  • 51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ezequiel is replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Ryotaro Araki makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 71' Yasushi Endo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Silva on 71 minute.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yoshifumi Kashiwa on, Yuya Asano off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Ryota Nagaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juan Alano at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Itsuki Someno. He replaces Shoma Doi on 84 minute.
  • 86' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Shun Ayukawa at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shun Ayukawa comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Ezequiel 3
Douglas Vieira 3
Ryotaro Araki 3
Patric 2
Arthur Caike 2
Hayato Araki 2
Takumu Kawamura 2

Head to Head

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

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
8%
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.