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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
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 13 G
Aleksandar Cavric 7 G 1 A
Elber 3 G 2 A
Yuma Suzuki 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against Vegalta Sendai. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Kazuki Oiwa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mu Kanazaki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Vegalta Sendai come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' Takuma Abe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • The points are shared — Kashima Antlers 1-2 Vegalta Sendai. Honours even.

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
Ayase Ueda 2
Shun Nagasawa 2
Everaldo 2
Ko Itakura 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Juan Alano 1
Yuma Suzuki 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.