Sagan Tosu FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sagan Tosu FC

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 22 May 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Eduardo 41' Y

Hwang Seokho 87' Y

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koji Murakami
Referee Hajime Matsuo
Referee Hayato Shimizu
Referee
Referee Yosuke Takebe
Referee Toshiyuki Wakaku

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	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

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-10-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2020-08-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-07-20 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-05-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
15 May	Ōita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D
08 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
01 May	Tokushima Vortis	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	2–1	W
18 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–1	W

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–2	L
15 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	5–3	W
12 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–0	W
09 May	FC Tokyo	H	3–0	W
01 May	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
24 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium that hosts another battle between Sagan Tosu FC and Kashima Antlers.
5' Kento Misao, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoya Inukai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
14' Yuta Matsumura makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Kashima Antlers are in front.
19' Daiki Sugioka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
24' Fuchi Honda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' Keiya Sento has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
39' Yuya Oki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
41' Eduardo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' A stunning finish from Keita Yamashita — that came from absolutely nowhere!
51' Keita Yamashita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Daichi Hayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fuchi Honda on 58 minute.
63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
64' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yuta Matsumura departs to be replaced by Ayase Ueda.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Yoshihiro Nakano by Tomoya Koyamatsu on 73 minute.
78' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Ryohei Shirasaki by Yasushi Endo on 78 minute.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuta Higuchi makes it 3-1.
82' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Keita Yamashita is withdrawn and Ismael Dunga gets his opportunity.
87' Poor challenge from Hwang Seokho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
89' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Sugioka is hanging Shoma Doi on the field on 89 minute.
90' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Daiki Sugioka comes on to replace Shoma Doi.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sagan Tosu FC take all three points.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Yoshihiro Nakano ↓ Tomoya Koyamatsu 73'
3
Eduardo
41
Daiki Matsuoka
20
Hwang Seokho
10
Yuta Higuchi
40
Park Ilkyu
23
Fuchi Honda ↓ Daichi Hayashi 58'
44
Keiya Sento
47
Shinya Nakano ↓ Masaya Tashiro 82'
24
Nanasei Iino
9
Keita Yamashita ↓ Ismael Dunga 82'

Bench

19
Kaisei Ishii
33
Ismael Dunga ↑ 82'
1
Tatsuya Morita
8
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 58'
31
Ayumu Ohata
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↑ 73'
30
Masaya Tashiro ↑ 82'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Pituca ↑ 78'
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 78'
6
Ryota Nagaki
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 64'
5
Daiki Sugioka ↑ 89'
18
Ayase Ueda ↑ 64'
1
Sun-Tae Kwon

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayase Ueda	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Marcelo Ryan	2
Ryohei Shirasaki	2
Masaya Tashiro	2
Kimito Nono	2
Yuta Higuchi	2
Keita Yamashita	2

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-15 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-01 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-24 FC Tokyo 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-18 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-05-15 Kashima Antlers 5–3 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2021-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tokyo W 2021-05-01 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.17 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Kashima Antlers 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC39% Draw29% Kashima Antlers32%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

61%

Sagan Tosu FC or Kashima Antlers

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC25% Draw51% Kashima Antlers24%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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