Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 3
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 06:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Tatsuki Nara

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma
  • Referee Tomokazu Tajiri

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
2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2019-04-20 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
18 Nov FC Tōkyō H 2–2 D
14 Nov Gamba Osaka A 4–0 W
08 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–3 L
31 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–0 D
28 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–3 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 3–1 W
14 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
03 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–2 W
31 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 0–2 L
24 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
21 Oct Vissel Kobe A 3–1 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takayoshi Ishihara made 34 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Everaldo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Shun Nagasawa. He replaces Shuhei Akasaki on 46 minute.
  • 47' What a strike from Everaldo! The score is 0-1.
  • 51' Yoshiki Matsushita is replacing Shingo Hyodo for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • 56' Shintaro Nago needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' What a strike from Juan Alano! The score is 0-2.
  • 59' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Takayoshi Ishihara departs to be replaced by Isaac Cuenca.
  • 62' Goal! Ayase Ueda scores his 79 goal in 81 matches.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' 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.
  • 73' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yasushi Endo is hanging Shoma Doi on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' Goal! Shun Nagasawa scores his 24 goal in 444 matches.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Hiroto Yamada is replaced by Kunimitsu Sekiguchi.
  • 83' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Matsumura is hanging Ayase Ueda on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Shuto Yamamoto departs to be replaced by Kei Koizumi.
  • 89' Shintaro Nago is replacing Juan Alano for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Serginho 3
Everaldo 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Shun Nagasawa 2
Yuma Suzuki 1
Juan 1
Takuma Nishimura 1
Gen Shoji 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2019-04-20 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe L

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-03 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–3 Kashima Antlers W 2020-10-31 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-10-21 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai22% Draw25% Kashima Antlers53%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
47%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
78%
Vegalta Sendai or Kashima Antlers
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai18% Draw43% Kashima Antlers39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 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
34% ✓

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