Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kashima Antlers

2 – 2

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Sun 16 Aug 2020 · 09:30 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Leo Silva 34' Y

Y 63' Iniesta

Y 67' Douglas

Rikuto Hirose 71' Y

Y 89' Takuya Yasui

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Tomohisa Gonda
Referee Tatsuya Sakai

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

Kashima Antlers 24 games · Avg 2.6 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe 2019-05-12 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-09-29 Vissel Kobe 0–5 Kashima Antlers 2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	2–2	D
08 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	A	4–1	W
26 Jul	FC Tōkyō	H	2–2	D
22 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
18 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	4–2	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
08 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–2	L
02 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	0–2	L
22 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
18 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–1	W

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' And we are off! Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
5' The 27-year-old Takuya Yasui has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Sergi Samper has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
19' The Brazil Dankler breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 0-1!
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryuji Izumi made 439 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Leo Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
38' The deadlock is broken! Everaldo gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thorsten Fink will be considering his options from the bench.
48' Douglas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' Keijiro Ogawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' The deadlock is broken! Yuta Goke gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
63' The referee calls foul for Iniesta. He receives a Yellow card.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Douglas on 67.
68' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keijiro Ogawa is hanging Yutaro Oda on the field on 68 minute.
71' The referee calls foul for Rikuto Hirose. He receives a Yellow card.
73' The whistle greets Leo Silva as he departs to be replaced by Juan Alano.
74' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Kento Misao has done his job and it is now time for Ryota Nagaki to step up.
79' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' Vissel Kobe make a change. Iniesta trudges off to be replaced by Sergi Samper on 82 minutes.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
89' Poor challenge from Takuya Yasui. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' So Fujitani gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Daigo Nishi and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tatsuki Nara
7
Juan Alano ↑ 73'
1
Kwoun Suntae
6
Ryota Nagaki ↑ 73'
26
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 73'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 82'
19
Itsuki Someno ↑ 73'

Coach Antonio Carlos

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Sergi Samper ↑ 82'
1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani ↑ 90'
3
Hirofumi Watanabe
14
Takuya Yasui ↑ 68'
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 68'
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 82'

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Osako	4
Yuma Suzuki	4
Yoshinori Muto	3
Daiju Sasaki	3
Serginho	2
Yuta Goke	2
Noriaki Fujimoto	2
Shoma Doi	2

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-08-01 Oita FC Trinita 1–4 Kashima Antlers W 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-07-22 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2020-07-18 Kashima Antlers 4–2 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-08 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-08-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2020-07-26 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.22 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers55% Draw23% Vissel Kobe22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

77%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

45%

Kashima Antlers or Vissel Kobe

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers42% Draw39% Vissel Kobe19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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