Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Wed 2 Apr 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 37' Leo Ceara

Naoki Maeda 45' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2023-04-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Yokohama FC	H	1–0	W
26 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–0	W

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
29 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–1	W
01 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	2–0	W
26 Feb	Albirex Niigata	H	2–1	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' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have kicked off against Kashima Antlers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' 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.
20' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
22' Naoki Maeda adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
27' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' A quiet spell here at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Aleksandar Cavric is withdrawn and Shu Morooka gets his opportunity.
37' That is a card for Kashima Antlers. Leo Ceara will be fuming at that decision.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
46' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shuto Nakano comes on to replace Tsukasa Shiotani.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tsukasa Shiotani made 83 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Naoki Maeda departs to be replaced by Mutsuki Kato.
67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Naomichi Ueda suffering a number of foals already.
70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shunki Higashi is hanging Daiki Suga on the field on 70 minute.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Yotaro Nakajima has done his job and it is now time for Sota Nakamura to step up.
78' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Kyosuke Tagawa on, Kimito Nono off on 78 minutes.
83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
88' Ryotaro Araki is replacing Leo Ceara for the Kashima Antlers side.
90' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Sota Koshimichi comes on to replace Naoto Arai.
Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Taichi Yamasaki
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 70'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 90'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 46'
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 70'
51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 62'
40
Motoki Ohara
39
Sota Nakamura
26
Min-ki Jeong

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 62'
6
Kento Misao ↑ 78'
11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 78'
29
Yuji Kajikawa
71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 88'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 88'
23
Keisuke Tsukui
19
Shu Morooka ↑ 35'
3
Tae-hyeon Kim

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-03-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-03-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-03-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC W 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-08 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2025-03-01 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tōkyō W 2025-02-26 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw27% Kashima Antlers35%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

66%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

62%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Kashima Antlers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima24% Draw47% Kashima Antlers29%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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