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

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Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 06:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Tatsuki Nara

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

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–3	L
18 Nov	FC Tokyo	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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Kashima Antlers

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vegalta Sendai to score. At the same time, Kashima Antlers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Kei Koizumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Kim Jungya has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Kashima Antlers have won 481 goals from 454 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Shuto Yamamoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Kashima Antlers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Shuhei Akasaki is withdrawn and Shun Nagasawa gets his opportunity.
47' A goal from the Brazil international Everaldo! He fires home on 47 to make it 0-1!
51' Yoshiki Matsushita gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Shingo Hyodo and will look to change the dynamic.
56' Takahiro Yanagi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' The deadlock is broken! Juan Alano gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
59' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Takayoshi Ishihara by Isaac Cuenca on 59 minute.
62' Assisted by Everaldo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ayase Ueda makes no mistake. 0-3!
67' Rikuto Hirose is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Shoma Doi by Yasushi Endo on 73 minute.
76' The deadlock is broken! Shun Nagasawa gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
78' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is replacing Hiroto Yamada for the Vegalta Sendai side.
83' Shintaro Nago, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ayase Ueda is replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
85' The whistle greets Shuto Yamamoto as he departs to be replaced by Kei Koizumi.
89' Shintaro Nago is replacing Juan Alano for the Kashima Antlers side.
Kashima Antlers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka C
39
Kim Jungya
5
Keiya Shiihashi
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Shun Nagasawa 46'
36
Takahiro Yanagi
6
Shingo Hyodo ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 51'
42
Hiroto Yamada ↓ Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 78'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↓ Isaac Cuenca 59'
27
Jakub Slowik
2
Para ↓ Koji Hachisuka 51'
26
Takuma Hamasaki

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 51'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↑ 78'
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 46'
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 51'
23
Simao Junior
9
Isaac Cuenca ↑ 59'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Sho Ito ↑ 73'
21
Hitoshi Sogahata
24
Yukitoshi Ito
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 73'
30
Shintaro Nago ↑ 89'
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 85'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 84'

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Serginho	3
Ayase Ueda	2
Shun Nagasawa	2
Everaldo	2
Ko Itakura	1
Naoki Ishihara	1
Juan Alano	1
Yuma Suzuki	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-11-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tokyo 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

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.