Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kashima Antlers

2 – 0

Full Time

Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 07:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 39' Hwang Seokho

Y 79' Elsinho

Y 80' Valdo

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Tomohiro Inoue
Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
Referee Tomokazu Tajiri

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2019-09-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2019-05-03 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–4	L
21 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–1	W
14 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
03 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–2	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Kashima Antlers	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
29 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	3–1	W
21 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–5	L
14 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–1	W

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

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

14% 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

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/5

61-75

3/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Kashima Antlers host Shimizu S-Pulse — let the battle begin!
4' Ayase Ueda does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashima Antlers surge ahead!
9' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' What composure from Ayase Ueda! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
17' Shimizu S-Pulse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' Tomoya Inukai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' Shoma Doi, a Japan , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' 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.
39' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
46' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Yusuke Goto on, Hikaru Naruoka off on 46 minutes.
51' Shota Kaneko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shimizu S-Pulse tonight.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kota Miyamoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
61' Renato has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 372 appearances.
64' Takashi Kanai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hwang Seokho on 64 minute.
67' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 67 minute. Everaldo leaves to be changed by Yasushi Endo.
72' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Kenta Nishizawa by Shota Kaneko on 76 minute.
79' A moment of madness from Elsinho on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Shimizu S-Pulse will be frustrated.
80' That is a Yellow card for Shimizu S-Pulse. Valdo will be fuming at that decision.
83' The whistle greets Shoma Doi as he departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Araki.
88' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Another three points for Kashima Antlers.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 67'
6
Ryota Nagaki ↑ 83'
30
Shintaro Nago
22
Rikuto Hirose
26
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 83'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 83'

Coach Antonio Carlos

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 64'
17
Yosuke Kawai
30
Shota Kaneko ↑ 76'
28
Yasufumi Nishimura
15
Takashi Kanai ↑ 64'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 46'
31
Togo Umeda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayase Ueda	7
Shoma Doi	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Yasushi Endo	2
Thiago Santana	1
Daigo Nishi	1
Yusuke Goto	1
Daigo Nishi	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-25 Kashima Antlers 1–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Kashima Antlers W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-12-12 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-11-25 Yokohama FC 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-11-21 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 5–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-11-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.59 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers69% Draw18% Shimizu S-Pulse13%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

88%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

31%

Kashima Antlers or Shimizu S-Pulse

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers53% Draw36% Shimizu S-Pulse11%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.2%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

4 – 0

5.3%

4 – 1

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	21%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	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

8% ✓

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