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	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

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 Tōkyō	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

14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ 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)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Kashima Antlers for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Koki Machida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' That is a Yellow card for Kashima Antlers. Tomoya Inukai will be fuming at that decision.
21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' Against the run of play, Everaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' Shoma Doi adds to his 0 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' Kento Misao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
52' Ayase Ueda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' Shimizu S-Pulse are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
58' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Kenta Nishizawa is withdrawn and Dutra Junior gets his opportunity.
59' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Shota Kaneko exits the field as Yusuke Goto enters on 59.
63' Ryotaro Araki is replacing Shoma Doi for the Kashima Antlers side.
65' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 65.
68' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Mitsunari Musaka comes on to replace Takashi Kanai.
70' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Juan Alano by Yasushi Endo on 70 minute.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' Hikaru Naruoka is replacing Yosuke Kawai for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
79' GOAL! Teerasil Dangda fires home to make it 1-2!
82' Ryota Nagaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leo Silva at the 82 minute mark.
87' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
The final score is 1-2.

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
Naomichi Ueda	1
Everaldo	1
Thiago Santana	1
Daigo Nishi	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 Tōkyō 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.