Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 20 Jun 2021 · 08:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Pituca 65' Y
Tomoya Inukai 84' Y
Y 90' Nedeljko Stojisic

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

12
2
1
Kashima Antlers 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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 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.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Serginho 3
Everaldo 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Shun Nagasawa 2
Gen Shoji 1
Koki Anzai 1
Tomoya Inukai 1
Shoma Doi 1

Head to Head

2021-06-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 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

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-06-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-05-15 Kashima Antlers 5–3 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2021-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-06-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-05-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers50% Draw27% Vegalta Sendai23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers34% Draw48% Vegalta Sendai18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.