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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 4
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Wed 3 Nov 2021 · 06:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoya Fujii 45' Y
Yuki Nogami 45' Y
Y 45' Ikuma Sekigawa
Sho Sasaki 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.

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

7
6
5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Kashima Antlers H 1–4 L
23 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 0–2 L
03 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
26 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
22 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
18 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 4–1 W
23 Oct FC Tōkyō A 2–1 W
02 Oct Yokohama FC H 1–2 L
26 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
18 Sep Gamba Osaka H 3–1 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' What a night it is going to be! Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Arthur Caike gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 339 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 23' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' What a moment for Keigo Tsunemoto! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Toshihiro Aoyama doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' Everaldo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Tomoya Fujii argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' The Brazil Arthur Caike breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 1-3!
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tomoya Fujii is replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Sho Sasaki. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' Ryotaro Araki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shoma Doi on 66 minute.
  • 70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryotaro Araki makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 71' What a strike from Ryotaro Araki! The score is 1-5.
  • 72' Yuya Asano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel on 72 minute.
  • 77' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Everaldo comes on to replace Ayase Ueda.
  • 85' Rhayner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Tomoya Inukai. He replaces Juan on 87 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Kashima Antlers take all three points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 4
Douglas Vieira 3
Ryotaro Araki 3
Ezequiel 3
Arthur Caike 2
Hayato Araki 2
Takumu Kawamura 2
Kei Chinen 2

Head to Head

2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-09-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers W 2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-10-02 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Yokohama FC L 2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima26% Draw26% Kashima Antlers48%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
52%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
74%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima18% Draw43% Kashima Antlers39%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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