Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Kashima Antlers

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League .

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Keisuke Nobori
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki

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

Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2018-02-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2017-10-21 Kashima Antlers 6–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-05-14 Kashima Antlers 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	1–2	L
28 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	6–2	W
18 Jul	Júbilo Iwata	A	3–3	D

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
01 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
22 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
18 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–0	W
20 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–3	L
13 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		Shimizu S-Pulse
#11	Position	#7
45	Points	24
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 10
40	Scored	40
20	Conceded	42
+20	GD	-2
2.50	PPG	1.33
83%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 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

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/6

76+

1/7

■ 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

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against Shimizu S-Pulse. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Daigo Nishi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Yuma Suzuki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
25' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' 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 Hwang Seokho suffering a number of foals already.
35' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yosuke Kawai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' Shimizu S-Pulse 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.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' It’s high time Jan Jonsson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' A quiet spell here at . Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
70' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 379 games and scored 295 goals.
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' Kashima Antlers have won 493 goals from 459 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' 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.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayase Ueda	7
Shoma Doi	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Yasushi Endo	2
Ryuji Izumi	1
Arthur Caike	1
Hiroki Abe	1
Benjamin Kololli	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2018-07-28 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2018-07-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-07-22 Kashima Antlers 6–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-07-18 Júbilo Iwata 3–3 Kashima Antlers D

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-08-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-07-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.43 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers65% Draw20% Shimizu S-Pulse15%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

85%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

35%

Kashima Antlers or Shimizu S-Pulse

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers50% Draw38% Shimizu S-Pulse12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

4.7%

0 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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