Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2020
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

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 Tokyo 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

7
6
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
14% 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
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers get this one started.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Douglas Vieira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
  • 10' Ayase Ueda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Douglas Vieira makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
  • 25' Magnificent from Leandro Pereira! That is 48 goals in 181 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 30' Rikuto Hirose has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Ikuma Sekigawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' The 29-year-old Tsukasa Morishima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Ayase Ueda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rikuto Hirose 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoshifumi Kashiwa, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryotaro Araki is hanging Shoma Doi on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' Ryuji Izumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' Yuya Asano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 66 minute.
  • 71' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 437 goals from 340 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Kashima Antlers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Douglas Vieira trudges off to be replaced by Shunki Higashi on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Juan Alano, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 84' Goal! Tsukasa Morishima scores his 26 goal in 340 matches.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Koki Machida argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' The whistle greets Toshihiro Aoyama as he 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

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
8%
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.