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 (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

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 Tokyo	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 25 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	Ōita FC Trinita	A	4–1	W
26 Jul	FC Tokyo	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

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

38% 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

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ 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

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Yoshinori Muto	4 G	2 A
Ren Komatsu	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Kashima Antlers get us underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' What composure from Dankler! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoya Inukai, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Antonio Carlos will be considering his options from the bench.
34' Poor challenge from Leo Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
38' What a strike from Everaldo! The score is 1-1.
43' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Kashima Antlers have won 493 goals from 460 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
53' Keijiro Ogawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' Rikuto Hirose, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Yuta Goke makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
63' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Douglas on 67 minutes.
68' The whistle greets Yutaro Oda as he departs to be replaced by Keijiro Ogawa.
71' Rikuto Hirose was booked on 71.
73' Juan Alano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Silva on 73 minute.
74' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Kento Misao is withdrawn and Ryota Nagaki gets his opportunity.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Vermaelen made 529 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Iniesta is withdrawn and Sergi Samper gets his opportunity.
87' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Takuya Yasui will be fuming at that decision.
90' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. So Fujitani is hanging Daigo Nishi on the field on 90 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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	5
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 Ōita FC Trinita 1–4 Kashima Antlers W 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tokyo 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.