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Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
0 – 3
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Yoshihito Hayashi
  • Referee Seiichi Kanai
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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 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

1
2
12
Vegalta Sendai 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-09 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-01-28 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Kashima Antlers H 0–3 L
10 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
04 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
20 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 2–3 L
07 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
29 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–5 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 3–0 W
06 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 W
31 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
20 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
07 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 0–0 D
29 Sep Vissel Kobe A 5–0 W

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vegalta Sendai and Kashima Antlers is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Susumu Watanabe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vegalta Sendai and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Katsuya Nagato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 55' Daigo Nishi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Hiroaki Okuno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Hiroki Abe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
  • Vegalta Sendai will have plenty to reflect on. Kashima Antlers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Serginho 3
Everaldo 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Shun Nagasawa 2
Tomoya Inukai 1
Shoma Doi 1
Yuma Suzuki 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 1

Head to Head

2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-09 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-01-28 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashima Antlers

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers L 2018-11-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-11-04 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-10-20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-09-29 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–2 Vegalta Sendai L

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2018-11-06 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kashima Antlers W 2018-10-31 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-10-07 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-09-29 Vissel Kobe 0–5 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai23% Draw25% Kashima Antlers52%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
48%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
77%
Vegalta Sendai or Kashima Antlers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai18% Draw43% Kashima Antlers39%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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