Tuesday , 6 October 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kashima Antlers
2 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Benjamin Kololli
Diego Pituca 56' Y
Diego Pituca 64' R
Ryotaro Araki 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 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
2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
19 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
11 Mar Vissel Kobe A 2–0 W
06 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
19 Feb Gamba Osaka A 3–1 W
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
19 Mar Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D
12 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–3 L
06 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
26 Feb Júbilo Iwata A 2–1 W
19 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 25' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Yusuke Goto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 105 appearances.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ikuma Sekigawa made 451 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Kosovo international Benjamin Kololli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Benjamin Kololli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Hayato Nakama departs to be replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Diego Pituca on 64 minutes earns him a Red card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
  • 69' Sun-Tae Kwon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' Benjamin Kololli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Shuichi Gonda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Arthur Caike comes on to replace Juan.
  • 79' Yuma Suzuki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 82' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Yuta Kamiya by Katsuhiro Nakayama on 82 minute.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Ryotaro Araki comes on to replace Ryuji Izumi.
  • 90' Ryotaro Araki was booked on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Eiichi Katayama is replaced by Daigo Takahashi on 90 minute.
  • 2-1 the final result. Shimizu S-Pulse will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayase Ueda 7
Shoma Doi 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Yasushi Endo 2
Daigo Nishi 1
Yusuke Goto 1
Daigo Nishi 1
Ryotaro Araki 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-03-19 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2022-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2022-03-06 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Kashima Antlers W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-03-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-03-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-02-26 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-02-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.32 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers65% Draw20% Shimizu S-Pulse15%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

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 Antlers47% Draw39% Shimizu S-Pulse14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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