Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 09:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 16' Tomoya Inukai

Y 65' Ryotaro Araki

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
Referee Makoto Hibino

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

Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2019-09-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2019-05-03 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
09 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
05 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L
29 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–5	L
22 Aug	Yokohama FC	H	2–3	L
19 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–4	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–1	W
09 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–1	W
05 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	3–1	W
29 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
26 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	2–1	W
23 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		Kashima Antlers
#7	Position	#11
24	Points	45
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 0 / 3
40	Scored	40
42	Conceded	20
-2	GD	+20
1.33	PPG	2.50
44%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Ryuji Izumi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
16' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Inukai. He receives a Yellow card.
21' Ryohei Shirasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' Everaldo adds to his 2 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
32' What composure from Shoma Doi! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-2.
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kota Miyamoto, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuito Suzuki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
58' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Dutra Junior on, Kenta Nishizawa off on 58 minutes.
59' Yusuke Goto is replacing Shota Kaneko for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
63' Shoma Doi makes way for Ryotaro Araki at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
65' The referee calls foul for Ryotaro Araki. He receives a Yellow card.
68' Mitsunari Musaka gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Takashi Kanai and will look to change the dynamic.
70' The whistle greets Juan Alano as he departs to be replaced by Yasushi Endo.
75' Takashi Kanai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
76' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Yosuke Kawai has done his job and it is now time for Hikaru Naruoka to step up.
79' Goal! Teerasil Dangda scores his 14 goal in 335 matches.
82' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Leo Silva has done his job and it is now time for Ryota Nagaki to step up.
87' Juan Alano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Dutra Junior ↑ 58'
23
Teerasil Dangda ↑ 76'
1
Yohei Nishibe
28
Yasufumi Nishimura
7
Mitsunari Musaka ↑ 68'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 59'
40
Hikaru Naruoka ↑ 76'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 70'
16
Shuto Yamamoto
6
Ryota Nagaki ↑ 82'
41
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 70'
36
Ayase Ueda ↑ 63'
26
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 63'

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayase Ueda	7
Shoma Doi	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Yasushi Endo	2
Toshiki Takahashi	1
Teerasil Dangda	1
Naomichi Ueda	1
Everaldo	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-08-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Yokohama FC L 2020-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–4 Yokohama F.Marinos L

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-09-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-29 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-26 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-23 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.17 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

2.34 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse19% Draw21% Kashima Antlers60%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

40%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

81%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Kashima Antlers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse16% Draw38% Kashima Antlers46%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

0 – 2

8.2%

1 – 3

7.2%

0 – 1

6.5%

0 – 3

6.2%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.3%

1 – 4

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 4

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	10%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	21%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	18%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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