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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 – 0
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 7 May 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gakuto Notsuda 41' Y
Junior Santos 65' Y
Y 69' Rikuto Hirose

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

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

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5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Kashima Antlers H 3–0 W
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
29 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
17 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 2–2 D
10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
06 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–3 L
03 May Jubilo Iwata H 3–1 W
29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–0 W
17 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
10 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–3 L
06 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 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
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ayase Ueda made 83 appearances and scored 79 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Yuta Higuchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 38' What a strike from Yoshifumi Kashiwa! The score is 1-0.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Gakuto Notsuda gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 46 minute. Yuta Matsumura leaves to be changed by Diego Pituca.
  • 51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Tsukasa Shiotani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Makoto Mitsuta makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Rikuto Hirose catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Juan. He replaces Yuta Higuchi on 71 minute.
  • 76' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 79' A goal from the Japan international Yoshifumi Kashiwa! He fires home on 79 to make it 3-0!
  • 82' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Nassim Ben Khalifa is withdrawn and Ryo Nagai gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Itsuki Someno is hanging Ayase Ueda on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yoshifumi Kashiwa has done his job and it is now time for Shunki Higashi to step up.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima players.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

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

2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Jubilo Iwata 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Kashima Antlers Form

2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2022-05-03 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2022-04-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-04-10 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2022-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw26% Kashima Antlers32%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
68%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
58%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima29% Draw45% Kashima Antlers26%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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