Sunday , 16 August 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

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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 Jubilo 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
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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 7' Poor challenge from Nassim Ben Khalifa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 12' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 22' 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 Tsukasa Shiotani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hayato Araki.
  • 45' Tomoya Fujii picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Nassim Ben Khalifa makes way for Douglas Vieira at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Min-Tae Kim has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Gakuto Notsuda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 70' Yu Funabashi is replacing Diego Pituca for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Tsukasa Morishima has done his job and it is now time for Ezequiel to step up.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Ezequiel comes on to replace Tsukasa Morishima.
  • 79' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' Takumu Kawamura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoshifumi Kashiwa at the 83 minute mark.
  • 83' Takumu Kawamura doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' What a strike from Takumu Kawamura! The score is 0-2.
  • 88' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Min-Tae Kim exits the field as Ikuma Sekigawa enters on 88.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kashima Antlers.

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
Douglas Vieira 3
Ryotaro Araki 3
Ezequiel 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 Jubilo 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.