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Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 3
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • 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 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

14
3
3
Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–3 L
19 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Kashima Antlers A 3–1 W
19 Dec Gamba Osaka A 2–0 W
16 Dec Vegalta Sendai H 2–3 L
12 Dec Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L
05 Dec Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 D
29 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D

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!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Juan Alano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It’s high time Antonio Carlos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Everaldo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
  • 45' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Akira Disaro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Ryotaro Araki on, Juan Alano off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Keita Nakamura exits the field as Yosuke Kawai enters on 73.
  • 74' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Keita Nakamura trudges off to be replaced by Yosuke Kawai on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryotaro Araki makes it 1-0.
  • 78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thiago Santana makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 81' Ryohei Shirasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryota Nagaki on 81 minute.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yusuke Goto makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 87' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 87 minute. Shoma Doi leaves to be changed by Yasushi Endo.
  • 88' What a moment for Ayase Ueda! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 88' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 88 minute. Katsuya Nagato leaves to be changed by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Carlinhos as he leaves the pitch. Shota Kaneko steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Shimizu S-Pulse players.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayase Ueda 7
Yasushi Endo 2
Shoma Doi 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Kento Misao 1
Toshiki Takahashi 1
Teerasil Dangda 1
Naomichi Ueda 1

Head to Head

2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-12-19 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-12-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.27 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers55% Draw23% Shimizu S-Pulse22%
Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
78%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
45%
Kashima Antlers or Shimizu S-Pulse
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers43% Draw39% Shimizu S-Pulse18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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