Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kashima Antlers
0 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Nassim Ben Khalifa
Y 40' Hayato Araki
Y 45' Tomoya Fujii

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

5
6
7
Kashima Antlers 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
30 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
16 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
10 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D
06 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–3 D
02 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 2–1 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Kashima Antlers A 2–0 W
30 Jul FC Tokyo H 1–2 L
17 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
10 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
06 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
02 Jul Júbilo Iwata H 3–0 W

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' sanfrecce hiroshima 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.
  • 7' Poor challenge from Nassim Ben Khalifa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Tsukasa Shiotani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for sanfrecce hiroshima tonight.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hayato Araki.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Tomoya Fujii argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nassim Ben Khalifa is replaced by Douglas Vieira.
  • 51' Sun-Tae Kwon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 460 appearances.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both kashima antlers and sanfrecce hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' 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 Nassim Ben Khalifa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Diego Pituca departs to be replaced by Yu Funabashi.
  • 73' Tsukasa Morishima makes way for Ezequiel at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Tsukasa Morishima as he leaves the pitch. Ezequiel steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 79' sanfrecce hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' Takumu Kawamura gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Takumu Kawamura doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' A goal from the Japan international Takumu Kawamura! He fires home on 84 to make it 0-2!
  • 88' Ikuma Sekigawa is replacing Min-Tae Kim for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for kashima antlers and sanfrecce hiroshima (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 4
Ezequiel 3
Douglas Vieira 3
Ryotaro Araki 3
Arthur Caike 2
Hayato Araki 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Kei Chinen 2

Head to Head

2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Kashima Antlers Form

2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-07-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Kashima Antlers L 2022-07-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2022-07-10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2022-07-06 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-07-02 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kashima Antlers W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-07-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-07-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2022-07-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-07-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers42% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
69%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58%
Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers32% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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