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Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 20 May 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Tsuyoshi Ogura
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Naoya Okawa

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

12
2
1
Kashima Antlers 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-09 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-01-28 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2016-08-20 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Vegalta Sendai H 1–2 L
12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
06 May Kingstonian FC H 2–1 W
05 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
02 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–1 W
29 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–0 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
13 May Kingstonian FC A 0–0 D
12 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–3 L
06 May Shonan Bellmare A 3–1 W
06 May FC Tōkyō H 2–1 W
02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai has kicked off!
  • 5' It’s high time Go Oiwa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Go Oiwa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Shoma Doi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Gen Shoji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Japan international Atsutaka Nakamura has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Another three points for Vegalta Sendai.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Serginho 3
Everaldo 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Shun Nagasawa 2
Tomoya Inukai 1
Shoma Doi 1
Yuma Suzuki 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 1

Head to Head

2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-09 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-01-28 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2016-08-20 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-05-06 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kingstonian FC W 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-05-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-04-29 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-05-13 Kingstonian FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2018-05-12 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-05-06 Shonan Bellmare 1–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-05-06 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 FC Tōkyō W 2018-05-02 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.55 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers48% Draw27% Vegalta Sendai25%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
75%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
52%
Kashima Antlers or Vegalta Sendai
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers33% Draw47% Vegalta Sendai20%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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