Sagan Tosu FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sagan Tosu FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–2 W 14 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L 07 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–3 L 03 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D 30 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 1–3 L 16 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 2–4 L 13 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W 07 Apr FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L 03 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 30 Mar Jubilo Iwata H 1–0 W 17 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sagan Tosu FC gets underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Il-kyu Park suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' 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.
- 11' GOAL! Kimito Nono scores on 11. Assisted by Aleksandar Cavric
- 16' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Shu Morooka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' Kei Chinen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' What a strike from So Kawahara! The score is 1-1.
- 35' 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.
- 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo Ryan on 38.
- 43' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 46 minute. Yuta Higuchi leaves to be changed by Shu Morooka.
- 48' Sensational shot from Marcelo Ryan. Sagan Tosu FC is back in the lead.
- 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 59' It’s gonna be a card for Shiva Nagasawa.
- 64' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 69' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
- 71' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 71 minute. Kei Chinen leaves to be changed by Shintaro Nago.
- 72' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 72 minute. Taichi Kikuchi leaves to be changed by Akito Fukuta.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayumu Yokoyama is hanging Yusuke Maruhashi on the field on 79 minute.
- 80' GOAL! Marcelo Ryan scores on 80. Assisted by Ayumu Yokoyama
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' What a strike from Yuma Suzuki! The score is 3-2.
- 87' The whistle greets Kimito Nono as he departs to be replaced by Guilherme Parede.
- 88' Goal! Akito Fukuta scores his 6 goal in 279 matches.
- 88' The whistle greets Ikuma Sekigawa as he departs to be replaced by Hidehiro Sugai.
- 90' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 90 minute. Marcelo Ryan leaves to be changed by Ryonosuke Kabayama.
- The final score is 4-2.
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Lineups
Sagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Kohei Tezuka ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 90'
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- 71
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23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Akito Fukuta 72'
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- 34
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Bench
- 11
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6
Akito Fukuta ↑ 72'
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14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 90'
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41
Ryonosuke Kabayama ↑ 90'
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13
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 79'
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Coach Kenta KawaiKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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13
Kei Chinen ↓ Shintaro Nago 71'
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Ikuma Sekigawa ↓ Hidehiro Sugai 88'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↓ Shu Morooka 46'
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Kimito Nono ↓ Guilherme Parede 87'
Bench
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Radomir Milosavljevic ↑ 71'
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Shintaro Nago ↑ 71'
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77
Guilherme Parede ↑ 87'
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Shu Morooka ↑ 46'
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Hidehiro Sugai ↑ 88'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuma Suzuki 2 Ayase Ueda 2 Taisei Miyashiro 2 Marcelo Ryan 2 Ryohei Shirasaki 2 Masaya Tashiro 2 Kimito Nono 2 Yuta Higuchi 2 Head to Head
Sagan Tosu FC Form
Kashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.84 Sagan Tosu FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sagan Tosu FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 73%Draw or Kashima Antlers 52%Sagan Tosu FC or Kashima Antlers 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual1 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 7.1%1 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.6%2 – 2 6%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.3%3 – 2 3.8%0 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC
Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 21% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

