V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashima Antlers, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
V-Varen Nagasaki vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Atsushi Kamimura
- Referee Takeshi Suhara
- Referee Naoya Okawa
- Referee Keigo Sendachi
13 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L 11 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L 05 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 01 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–3 L 27 Jul FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W 22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki A 2–1 W 11 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 2–4 L 05 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 01 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L 28 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–1 D 25 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–0 W Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Kashima Antlers #9 Position #11 21 Points 45 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3 25 Scored 40 33 Conceded 20 -8 GD +20 1.17 PPG 2.50 39% Win % 83% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. V-Varen Nagasaki needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' It’s high time Takuya Takagi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' Kashima Antlers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuzuru Shimada made 188 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' 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 Takashi Sawada suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' Yuhei Tokunaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Musashi Suzuki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering V-Varen Nagasaki that had 188 games and scored 49 goals.
- 70' 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.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Kento Misao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Starting XI
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38
Ryota Isomura ↓ Yusuke Maeda 46'
- 30
- 4
- 32
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15
Yuzuru Shimada ↓ Ryo Niizato 80'
- 3
- 28
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Juanma ↓ Keita Nakamura 61'
- 19
- 11
Bench
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- 5
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20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 61'
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6
Yusuke Maeda ↑ 46'
- 23
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Ryo Niizato ↑ 80'
- 37
Coach Takuya TakagiKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 20
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- 24
- 39
- 25
- 16
- 8
- 4
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Takeshi Kanamori ↓ Yuma Suzuki 87'
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30
Hiroki Abe ↓ Koki Anzai 46'
Bench
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- 29
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32
Koki Anzai ↑ 46'
- 6
- 19
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Yuma Suzuki ↑ 87'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yasushi Endo 1 Leo Silva 1 Ryota Takasugi 1 Yasushi Endo 1 Musashi Suzuki 1 Leo Silva 1 Mu Kanazaki 1 Yuma Suzuki 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
2018-08-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2018-08-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2018-07-27 FC Tōkyō 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki LKashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.07 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.93 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 47%Draw or Kashima Antlers 78%V-Varen Nagasaki or Kashima Antlers 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 9.2%0 – 1 8.9%0 – 0 6.7%1 – 3 6.1%0 – 3 5.8%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 0 4.5%2 – 3 3.4%1 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 12% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 44% — 56% +1 44% 23% 33% +1.5 67% — 33% +2 67% 17% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.