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Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Wed 25 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Junichi Kabasawa

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

9
7
8
Kashima Antlers 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-03-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-10-01 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2017-02-04 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2016-08-28 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
23 Apr FC Tōkyō H 5–1 W
21 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–4 L
15 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
14 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
11 Apr FC Tōkyō A 1–2 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
22 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
21 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
15 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
15 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 4–3 W
11 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe
#11 Position #1
45 Points 35
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
40 Scored 41
20 Conceded 37
+20 GD +4
2.50 PPG 1.94
83% Win % 61%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

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
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' Kwoun Suntae, a Korea Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Kento Misao has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Lukas Podolski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shoma Doi made 447 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Go Oiwa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 90' 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kashima Antlers 1-1 Vissel Kobe.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 4
Yuma Suzuki 4
Yoshinori Muto 3
Daiju Sasaki 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Ryuji Izumi 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Serginho 2

Head to Head

2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-03-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-10-01 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2017-02-04 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2016-08-28 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-04-23 Kashima Antlers 5–1 FC Tōkyō W 2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-04-15 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-04-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kashima Antlers L

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-04-22 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-04-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-04-15 Shonan Bellmare 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.11 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers53% Draw24% Vissel Kobe23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
77%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
47%
Kashima Antlers or Vissel Kobe
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers42% Draw41% Vissel Kobe17%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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