Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 – 0

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Kashima Antlers

Sun 23 Feb 2020 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Rikuto Hirose

Y 77' Ikuma Sekigawa

Y 84' Koki Machida

Overview

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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 Ryuji Sato
Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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

2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-06-30 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-03-10 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
02 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
29 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
07 Dec	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L
23 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–0	D
09 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
01 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	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' What a night it is going to be! Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at .
5' Leandro Pereira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The Brazil Douglas Vieira breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' The Brazil Leandro Pereira breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-0!
30' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Koki Machida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Ayase Ueda on, Rikuto Hirose off on 46 minutes.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Ryotaro Araki is replacing Shoma Doi for the Kashima Antlers side.
65' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
66' Yoshifumi Kashiwa makes way for Yuya Asano at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
71' Yoshifumi Kashiwa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
77' Kashima Antlers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Douglas Vieira departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tsukasa Morishima makes it 3-0.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Koki Machida.
87' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Toshihiro Aoyama departs to be replaced by Hiroya Matsumoto.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner
39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Hiroya Matsumoto 87'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Yuya Asano 66'
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Hayao Kawabe
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Shunki Higashi 77'
23
Hayato Araki

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Sho Ito
21
Hitoshi Sogahata
39
Tomoya Inukai
6
Ryota Nagaki
30
Shintaro Nago ↑ 66'
36
Ayase Ueda ↑ 46'
26
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 60'

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	4
Ezequiel	3
Douglas Vieira	3
Ryotaro Araki	3
Patric	2
Arthur Caike	2
Hayato Araki	2
Takumu Kawamura	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2019-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-11-01 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.45 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw27% Kashima Antlers25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

75%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

52%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima31% Draw48% Kashima Antlers21%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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