Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 14 Jun 2025 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Ryo Germain
Kento Misao 56' Y
Y 59' Kosuke Kinoshita
Leo Ceara 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
31 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
25 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–3 L
17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
11 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
31 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
25 May FC Tōkyō A 3–0 W
17 May Tōkyō Verdy H 2–1 W
11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 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
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' Three points are at stake. Kashima Antlers host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' What composure from Shunki Higashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 39' With 1 assists to his name this season, Aleksandar Cavric is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Ryo Germain catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Yuma Suzuki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Kento Misao picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 67' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Higuchi is hanging Yu Funabashi on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Valere Germain comes on to replace Naoki Maeda.
  • 72' Sota Nakamura makes way for Naoto Arai at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 77' Kashima Antlers 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.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Ryoya Ogawa. He replaces Shuhei Mizoguchi on 79 minute.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leo Ceara on 82.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Sota Koshimichi comes on to replace Ryo Germain.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

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

2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-05-31 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-05-25 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers46% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
73%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
54%
Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers34% Draw46% Sanfrecce Hiroshima20%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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