Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kashima Antlers

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Vegalta Sendai

Wed 9 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 21' Takuma Hamasaki

Y 90' Keiya Shiihashi

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Naoya Okawa
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Hayato Shimizu

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

Kashima Antlers 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2019-04-20 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–1	W
05 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	3–1	W
29 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
26 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
23 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
05 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	1–4	L
29 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
23 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
08 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	2–1	W

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' The game is set. Kashima Antlers kicks off things out of here…
5' Keiya Shiihashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antonio Carlos might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Shogo Nakahara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Takuma Hamasaki on 21 minutes.
26' It’s high time Takashi Kiyama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Kyohei Yoshino by Kim Jungya on 31 minute.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
41' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
47' Everaldo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
52' Katsuya Nagato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
53' The crowd applauds Ryo Germain as he leaves the pitch. Shun Nagasawa steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
62' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Shoma Doi has done his job and it is now time for Yasushi Endo to step up.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Shingo Hyodo on, Kunimitsu Sekiguchi off on 71 minutes.
72' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Takayoshi Ishihara comes on to replace Alexandre Guedes.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Juan Alano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
82' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ayase Ueda makes it 2-0.
84' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Ryota Nagaki by Tatsuki Nara on 84 minute.
87' Shun Nagasawa doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' That is a Yellow card for Vegalta Sendai. Keiya Shiihashi will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kashima Antlers take all three points.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tatsuki Nara ↑ 84'
1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 62'
4
Leo Silva ↑ 72'
11
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 72'
36
Ayase Ueda ↑ 62'
19
Itsuki Someno

Coach Antonio Carlos

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

5
Keiya Shiihashi
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Shingo Hyodo 71'
19
Ryo Germain ↓ Shun Nagasawa 53'
36
Takahiro Yanagi
29
Alexandre Guedes ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 72'
15
Takuma Nishimura
16
Kyohei Yoshino ↓ Kim Jungya 31'
23
Simao Junior C
27
Jakub Slowik
26
Takuma Hamasaki
45
Takumi Mase ↓ Shogo Nakahara 71'

Bench

4
Koji Hachisuka
39
Kim Jungya ↑ 31'
37
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 71'
6
Shingo Hyodo ↑ 71'
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 53'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 72'
24
Yuma Obata

Coach Takashi Kiyama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Serginho	3
Everaldo	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Shun Nagasawa	2
Takuma Nishimura	1
Gen Shoji	1
Koki Anzai	1
Tomoya Inukai	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-09-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-29 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-26 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-23 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2020-08-19 Yokohama FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka L 2020-08-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-08-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-08-08 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.6 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers55% Draw25% Vegalta Sendai20%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

80%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

45%

Kashima Antlers or Vegalta Sendai

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers35% Draw47% Vegalta Sendai18%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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