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Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka Live Stream, Predictions
Cerezo Osaka make the trip to Kashima Soccer Stadium on Saturday for the J1 League meeting with home team Kashima Antlers.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Kashima Antlers v Cerezo Osaka are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
📊 Form Guide
Kashima Antlers
LDDLWW 🌤
Kashima Antlers, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-3 J1 League success vs Nagoya Grampus.
In that match, Kashima Antlers had 44% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Kashima Antlers, the goalscorers were Hayato Nakama (19', 62') and Aleksandar Čavrić (47'). For their opponents, Nagoya Grampus had 7 shots at goal with 0 on target.
Over their last six fixtures, Ranko Popović's Kashima Antlers have netted a combined total of 7 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.17.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Kashima Antlers:
- have not been beaten in the league by Cerezo Osaka in their last 13 matches. It's quite some record.
- are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.
Cerezo Osaka
DWLLLD
Previously, Cerezo Osaka drew 2-2 in the J1 League match with FC Tokyo.
In that game, Cerezo Osaka had 60% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Cerezo Osaka, the goals were scored by Capixaba (26') and Shunta Tanaka (51'). FC Tokyo got 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Ryotaro Araki (33', 75') scored for FC Tokyo.
A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Cerezo Osaka has been noticeable in recent matches. A glance at their last six games reveals that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have managed a goal tally of 6 and Cerezo Osaka have scored 3. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern might continue on in this upcoming match.
Taking a look at their past results, Cerezo Osaka:
- haven't won against Kashima Antlers in games played away from home for the previous 6 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- have not won away from home in their last 5 matches in the league.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 02/03/2022 shows us that Kashima Antlers have won 4 of these games and Cerezo Osaka 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A total of 16 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 11 from Antlers and 5 coming from Sakura. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The previous league contest featuring the two was J1 League match day 27 on 16/09/2023 when it ended Kashima Antlers 1-0 Cerezo Osaka.
On that day, Kashima Antlers had 27% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Yuma Suzuki (13').
At the other end, Cerezo Osaka got 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Takuto Okabe.
📰 Team News: Kashima Antlers
There is just a single fitness concern for the Kashima Antlers gaffer Ranko Popović to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Yuma Suzuki (Cheekbone surgery) misses out.
🗞️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka manager Akio Kogiku has not got a full squad to pick from. Shinnosuke Kinoshita (Hamstring muscle injury), Ryosuke Shindo (Hamstring injury) and Sota Kitano (Meniscus injury) won’t be making appearances.
🔮 Prediction
We believe that Cerezo Osaka have the ability to put one past this Kashima Antlers lineup, but it possibly won’t be enough to prevent defeat.
Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Kashima Antlers when all is said and done. We’ll have to see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 05:10 02/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Kashima Antlers
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium (38,620)
Captain: Gaku Shibasaki
Chairman: Fumiaki Koizumi
Manager: Ranko Popović
Competitions: J1 League position 1
🔑 Key Man: Hayato Nakama
Customarily taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Hayato Nakama was born in Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Roasso Kumamoto in the 2011 season, the gifted Forward has managed to score 2 league goals in the J1 League 2024 campaign to date in a total of 1 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | DWWWW |
2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D |
3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WWLDW |
4 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | DDLWW |
5 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WDWWW |
6 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | WDDWW |
7 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DWWWL |
8 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | DLDLL |
9 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | WDLWL |
10 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LW |
11 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LDWWD |
12 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DDDDD |
13 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | WLLLD |
14 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LDLWD |
15 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LLLLD |
16 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | DWWLL |
17 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | WDWLD |
18 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L |
19 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | DLLWL |
20 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | DLLDL |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Machida Zelvia |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Yokohama FC |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Sagan Tosu |
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Tokyo Verdy |
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FC Tokyo |
Albirex Niigata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Yokohama FC |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Vissel Kobe |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Yokohama FC |
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Aleksandar Čavrić | 2 |
Hayato Nakama | 2 |
Yuma Suzuki | 1 |
Naomichi Ueda | 1 |
Léo Ceará | 2 |
Capixaba | 1 |
Shinji Kagawa | 1 |
Masaya Shibayama | 1 |
Shunta Tanaka | 1 |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Vanraure Hachinohe |
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Sagan Tosu |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Tokyo Verdy |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Iwate Grulla Morioka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Consadole Sapporo |
Gamba Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |