Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 8 Jul 2023 · 09:30 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 8,361 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Ikuma Sekigawa

Ezequiel 55' 1–1

Nassim Ben Khalifa 8' Y

Tsukasa Morishima 67' Y

Y 77' Diego Pituca

Ezequiel 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Assistant 1 Hideaki Nishio
Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2021-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
01 Jul	Albirex Niigata	A	0–2	L
24 Jun	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	0–1	L
11 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
04 Jun	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W
31 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
01 Jul	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–0	D
24 Jun	Gamba Osaka	A	1–2	L
11 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
04 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
27 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–2	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Kashima Antlers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' GOAL! Ikuma Sekigawa scores on 5. Assisted by Yuta Higuchi
8' Poor challenge from Nassim Ben Khalifa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact 4-2-3-1.
18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daiki Iwamasa might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 27 minute. Sota Koshimichi leaves to be changed by Yusuke Chajima.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Nassim Ben Khalifa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
51' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuki Kakita is hanging Shoma Doi on the field on 51 minute.
55' Goal! Ezequiel scores his 7 goal in 344 matches.
60' 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.
65' Shoma Doi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tsukasa Morishima on 67 minutes.
68' The crowd applauds Nassim Ben Khalifa as he leaves the pitch. Douglas Vieira steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
72' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 72 minute. Yuta Higuchi leaves to be changed by Ryotaro Araki.
77' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Diego Pituca gets a card.
78' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Ezequiel will be fuming at that decision.
83' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' The supporters are chanting for Taishi Matsumoto. He replaces Gakuto Notsuda on 84 minute.
89' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel
7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 84'
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima
5
Hiroya Matsumoto
24
Shunki Higashi
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 68'
16
Takaaki Shichi
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Yusuke Chajima 27'
15
Shuto Nakano

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Gen Shoji ↑ 72'
31
Yuya Oki
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 68'
10
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 72'
32
Keigo Tsunemoto
37
Yuki Kakita ↑ 51'
25
Kaishu Sano ↑ 51'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-06-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2023-06-24 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2023-06-11 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.41 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw27% Kashima Antlers35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

66%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

62%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima27% Draw45% Kashima Antlers28%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.5%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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