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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 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

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
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Shoma Doi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 451 appearances.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Vegalta Sendai seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Go Oiwa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Naomichi Ueda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Kwoun Suntae needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Japan international Kunimitsu Sekiguchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Ryota Nagaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Hiroaki Okuno, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • It finishes all square. Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai share the spoils 1-2.

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
Juan Alano 1
Yuma Suzuki 1
Juan 1
Takuma Nishimura 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.