Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Taku Nakano
Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-03-10 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-02-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–5 Kashima Antlers 2017-09-22 Kashima Antlers 5–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	3–1	W
25 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
11 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	2–0	W
05 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Jubilo Iwata	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–0	W
15 Aug	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	2–1	W
11 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–4	L
05 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima		Kashima Antlers
#4	Position	#11
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 history

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers.
5' It’s high time Go Oiwa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Serginho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' 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.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
30' Yuki Nogami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Go Oiwa might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' A quiet spell here at . Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Toshihiro Aoyama has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' 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 Hiroki Abe suffering a number of foals already.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takuto Hayashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

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

2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Shonan Bellmare D

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Jubilo Iwata D 2018-08-19 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2018-08-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-08-11 Nagoya Grampus 4–2 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima41% Draw23% Kashima Antlers36%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

65%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

59%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima29% Draw40% Kashima Antlers31%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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