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

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J. League · 2021

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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

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

0% 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

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Sho Sasaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
10' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tsukasa Morishima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leo Silva.
29' Assisted by Douglas Vieira with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Asano makes no mistake. 0-1!
30' The Japan Yuya Asano breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-2!
35' Hayao Kawabe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
40' 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 Yoshifumi Kashiwa suffering a number of foals already.
45' Yuya Oki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' The crowd applauds Yuki Nogami as he leaves the pitch. Sho Sasaki steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
62' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yusuke Chajima on, Ezequiel off on 62 minutes.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' What a moment for Ryotaro Araki! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
71' Leo Silva makes way for Yasushi Endo at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
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 30-year-old Kento Misao has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
84' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Itsuki Someno on, Shoma Doi off on 84 minutes.
86' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Tsukasa Morishima has done his job and it is now time for Shun Ayukawa to step up.
87' The crowd applauds Tsukasa Morishima as he leaves the pitch. Shun Ayukawa steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
90' Daiki Sugioka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Arthur Caike	2
Hayato Araki	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Kei Chinen	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.