Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 02 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W 29 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L 16 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 02 Mar Yokohama FC H 1–0 W 26 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D 23 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 16 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 08 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W 01 Mar FC Tokyo H 2–0 W 26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kashima Antlers #7 Position #1 30 Points 45 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3 41 Scored 40 33 Conceded 20 +8 GD +20 1.67 PPG 2.50 56% Win % 83% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 7th (30 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kashima Antlers gets underway.
- 5' Kashima Antlers 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.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Aleksandar Cavric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' Naoki Maeda puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
- 27' Yu Funabashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 32' 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 Kento Misao suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Shu Morooka.
- 37' It’s gonna be a card for Leo Ceara.
- 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Naoto Arai made 347 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Naoki Maeda is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Tsukasa Shiotani is replaced by Shuto Nakano on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Kimito Nono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Naoki Maeda is replaced by Mutsuki Kato.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 70 minute. Daiki Suga leaves to be changed by Shunki Higashi.
- 75' The whistle greets Yotaro Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Sota Nakamura.
- 78' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 78 minute. Kimito Nono leaves to be changed by Kyosuke Tagawa.
- 83' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
- 88' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 88 minute. Leo Ceara leaves to be changed by Ryotaro Araki.
- 90' The whistle greets Naoto Arai as he departs to be replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Daiki Suga ↓ Shunki Higashi 70'
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41
Naoki Maeda ↓ Mutsuki Kato 62'
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33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Shuto Nakano 46'
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13
Naoto Arai ↓ Sota Koshimichi 90'
Bench
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24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 70'
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32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 90'
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15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 46'
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35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 70'
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51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 62'
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Coach Michael SkibbeKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Leo Ceara ↓ Ryotaro Araki 88'
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Koki Anzai ↓ Yuta Matsumura 88'
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77
Aleksandar Cavric ↓ Shu Morooka 35'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↓ Kento Misao 78'
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 62'
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22
Kimito Nono ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 78'
Bench
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 62'
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Kento Misao ↑ 78'
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 78'
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 88'
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Yuta Matsumura ↑ 88'
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Shu Morooka ↑ 35'
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Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yoshifumi Kashiwa 4 Douglas Vieira 3 Ryotaro Araki 3 Ezequiel 3 Takumu Kawamura 2 Kei Chinen 2 Patric 2 Yuya Asano 2 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-03-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-03-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-03-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC W 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos WKashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 66%Draw or Kashima Antlers 62%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 8.7%1 – 2 8.3%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 1 3.2%0 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 20% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.