Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yosuke Kubota
- Referee Koei Koya
- Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
- Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
- Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)
- Referee Koei hut (Japan)
- Referee Takeshi Kazuhara
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 Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jun Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 D 30 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L 26 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W 22 May Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L 15 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 5–3 W 12 May Nagoya Grampus A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 30 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D 26 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W 22 May Oita FC Trinita H 2–1 W 15 May Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D Key Stats
53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Vegalta Sendai kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Juan, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Vegalta Sendai 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.
- 30' Takuma Nishimura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' 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.
- 45' 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.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' Katsuya Nagato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 61' The whistle greets Shuhei Akasaki as he departs to be replaced by Tawiah.
- 62' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Kunimitsu Sekiguchi by Quentin Martinus on 62 minute.
- 63' What a strike from Takuma Nishimura! The score is 0-1.
- 63' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Ryotaro Araki departs to be replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
- 64' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Ryotaro Araki by Yuta Matsumura on 64 minute.
- 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Pituca.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Kei Koizumi. He replaces Leo Silva on 65 minute.
- 70' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 75' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Shoma Doi by Ryohei Shirasaki on 77 minute.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Chihiro Kato. He replaces Ryoma Kida on 78 minute.
- 83' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
- 84' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Naoki Hayashi. He replaces Tomoya Inukai on 86 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Takuma Nishimura as he departs to be replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
- 90' Nedeljko Stojisic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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21
Diego Pituca ↓ Juan 86'
- 31
- 28
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39
Tomoya Inukai ↓ Naoki Hayashi 86'
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8
Shoma Doi ↓ Ryohei Shirasaki 77'
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4
Leo Silva ↓ Kei Koizumi 63'
- 9
- 18
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13
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Yuta Matsumura 63'
- 32
Bench
- 20
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41
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 77'
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37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 63'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 63'
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23
Naoki Hayashi ↑ 86'
- 29
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7
Juan ↑ 86'
Coach Naoki SomaVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
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17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Rikiya Uehara 61'
- 7
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Tawiah 61'
- 15
- 16
- 8
- 22
- 14
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32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 78'
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Bench
- 4
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 90'
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20
Quentin Martinus ↑ 61'
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6
Rikiya Uehara ↑ 61'
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5
Tawiah ↑ 61'
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26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 78'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Serginho 3 Everaldo 2 Ayase Ueda 2 Shun Nagasawa 2 Koki Anzai 1 Tomoya Inukai 1 Shoma Doi 1 Yuma Suzuki 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.54 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.57Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 76%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 50%Kashima Antlers or Vegalta Sendai 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.8%0 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 9%2 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 6.8%1 – 2 6%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.7%3 – 0 4.5%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 2.5%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 23% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.