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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kawasaki Frontale
4 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Takahiro Okano
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Yunosuke Kanetsugu
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

11
6
12
Kawasaki Frontale 29 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-01-07 Kashima Antlers 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-11 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2016-09-10 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-01-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–1 W
21 Apr Kingstonian FC A 1–2 L
14 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
14 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
08 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
08 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–0 W
07 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Antlers
#14 Position #11
28 Points 45
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
38 Scored 40
40 Conceded 20
-2 GD +20
1.56 PPG 2.50
56% Win % 83%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (29 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 451 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Kwoun Suntae has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jung Sungryong, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Yukitoshi Ito has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Leo Ceara 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Marcinho 3
Kento Misao 2
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2
Kazuya Yamamura 2
Akihiro Ienaga 2

Head to Head

2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-01-07 Kashima Antlers 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-11 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2016-09-10 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-01-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-04-21 Kingstonian FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-04-08 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Kashima Antlers Form

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 2018-04-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-04-07 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Kashima Antlers 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale37% Draw25% Kashima Antlers38%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
62%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
63%
Kawasaki Frontale or Kashima Antlers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale26% Draw41% Kashima Antlers33%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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