Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vissel Kobe
1 – 0
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 09:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Diego Pituca
Y 44' Diego Pituca
Y 80' Tomoya Inukai

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

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

9
7
9
Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2020-10-21 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W
09 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
21 Jul Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
17 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
03 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 3–1 W
23 Jun Yokohama FC H 5–0 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
15 Aug Tokushima Vortis H 3–0 W
09 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
24 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
11 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L
27 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Kashima Antlers
#1 Position #11
35 Points 45
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
41 Scored 40
37 Conceded 20
+4 GD +20
1.94 PPG 2.50
61% Win % 83%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 13 G
Aleksandar Cavric 7 G 1 A
Elber 3 G 2 A
Yuma Suzuki 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
  • 43' Diego Pituca is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 44' Diego Pituca is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 46' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 46 minute. Daiju Sasaki leaves to be changed by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Koki Anzai comes on to replace Keigo Tsunemoto.
  • 59' Iniesta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Ryo Hatsuse departs to be replaced by Yuya Nakasaka.
  • 65' 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 Ryo Hatsuse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Ryotaro Araki by Arthur Caike on 69 minute.
  • 74' Ayase Ueda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 8 goals this season.
  • 79' A goal from the Japan international Hotaru Yamaguchi! He fires home on 79 to make it 1-0!
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Inukai. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Yuta Goke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Douglas is replaced by Tetsushi Yamakawa on 86 minute.
  • 88' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Yuta Goke departs to be replaced by Shion Inoue.
  • The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 1-0 Kashima Antlers. Honours even.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 5
Yuma Suzuki 4
Yoshinori Muto 3
Daiju Sasaki 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Serginho 2
Yuta Goke 2
Noriaki Fujimoto 2

Head to Head

2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2020-10-21 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-09 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-07-21 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-07-03 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-06-23 Vissel Kobe 5–0 Yokohama FC W

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-08-09 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-07-24 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-07-11 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-06-27 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe41% Draw25% Kashima Antlers34%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
66%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
59%
Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe27% Draw44% Kashima Antlers29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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