Thursday , 1 October 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 15,414 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kei Chinen 69' 1–0
1–1 86' Douglas Vieira pen
1–2 88' Douglas Vieira
Y 21' Makoto Mitsuta

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Makoto Hibino
  • Assistant 2 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)

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
2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
18 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–2 L
12 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
04 Mar Yokohama FC A 3–1 W
25 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
18 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
19 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
12 Mar Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
03 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D
26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 1–2 L
18 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D

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
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
43% 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
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kashima Antlers welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keisuke Osako is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 21' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' The 38-year-old Douglas Vieira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' It’s high time Daiki Iwamasa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' 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 Shoma Doi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Shoma Doi by Yuki Kakita on 65 minute.
  • 68' Nassim Ben Khalifa makes way for Douglas Vieira at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 69' GOAL! Kei Chinen fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 71' Tomoya Fujii makes way for Yuta Matsumura at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • 73' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Takaaki Shichi is withdrawn and Shuto Nakano gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Takumu Kawamura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 82' Shun Ayukawa gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Tsukasa Morishima and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Magnificent from Douglas Vieira! That is 36 goals in 100 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Hayato Nakama. He replaces Kei Chinen on 87 minute.
  • 88' Douglas Vieira adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • Kashima Antlers will have plenty to reflect on. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 4
Douglas Vieira 3
Ryotaro Araki 3
Ezequiel 3
Kei Chinen 2
Patric 2
Yuya Asano 2
Patric 2

Head to Head

2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-03-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2023-03-04 Yokohama FC 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-02-18 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-03-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-03-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-02-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Albirex Niigata L 2023-02-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers38% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
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
65%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
62%
Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers30% Draw44% Sanfrecce Hiroshima26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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