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Predictions and Tips
Kashima Antlers are going up against visiting opponents Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Kashima Soccer Stadium in this J1 League fixture on Saturday.
Our Kashima Antlers v Sanfrecce Hiroshima tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide

Kashima Antlers
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Kashima Antlers are hoping to win again following a 0-1 J1 League success vs Gamba Osaka.
In that game, Kashima Antlers had 42% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Kashima Antlers was Ceará (9'). Gamba Osaka got 22 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Kashima Antlers haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have managed to rack up 7 during that time while also conceding a total of 4. Such a trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, though.
Leading up to this clash, Kashima Antlers:
- have not registered a win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous 2 league matches.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima will come into the encounter following on from a 2-1 J. League Cup win as they beat Avispa Fukuoka in their previous fixture.
For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goalscorers were Shuto Nakano (31') and Sota Nakamura (64'). Tanque (72') was the scorer for Avispa Fukuoka. The match went to penalties and was won 4-3 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Michael Skibbe's Sanfrecce Hiroshima have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 9 times - earning them a goals per game average of 1.5.
Leading up to this clash, Sanfrecce Hiroshima:
- remain undefeated by Kashima Antlers in games played away from home for the previous 4 matches in the league. An impressive run.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings dating back to 06/08/2022 shows us that Kashima Antlers have won 1 of these games & Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.
An aggregate of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 of them from Antlers and 9 belonging to Sanfrecce. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The last league fixture between these clubs was J1 League match day 8 on 02/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Kashima Antlers.
That time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 38% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Naoki Maeda (22').
Kashima Antlers had 15 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara.
📋 Team News: Kashima Antlers
Yoshihiro Shimoda (Metatarsal fracture), Homare Tokuda (Broken ankle), Koki Anzai (Cruciate ligament injury), Ikuma Sekigawa (Torn knee ligaments) and Shu Morooka (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be able to feature for Kashima Antlers boss Tōru Oniki.
🗞️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima boss Michael Skibbe has to currently contend with reduced team options. Yotaro Nakajima (Knee injury) and Tolgay Arslan (Knee injury) are not able to play.
✨ Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Kashima Antlers might well have a job on their hands to see themselves scoring against this Sanfrecce Hiroshima team who should emerge victorious.
We’re therefore tipping a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning margin for Sanfrecce Hiroshima when the referee blows for full-time.
Let’s see how this one goes.
Peter Guest, 08:02 14/06/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Kashima Antlers
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium (39,095)
Captain: Gaku Shibasaki
Chairman: Fumiaki Koizumi
Manager: Tōru Oniki
Competitions: J1 League position 1
🔑 Star Man: Ceará
Normally taking up the Striker position, Ceará was born in Fortaleza, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Vitoria in the 2018 season, the skilful Forward has bagged 11 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign to date in a total of 15 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 40 | WWWLW |
2 |
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20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 | WDWLW |
3 |
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21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | WDLDW |
4 |
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19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34 | WWLDL |
5 |
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18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 32 | WWWWL |
6 |
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18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 30 | LWWLW |
7 |
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18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | WWDDW |
8 |
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20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | WLWDW |
9 |
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20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 26 | LDWDL |
10 |
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19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 25 | LDLWL |
11 |
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19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 24 | DLWDD |
12 |
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19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 24 | WLLDL |
13 |
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19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 24 | WLLWD |
14 |
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19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 | DDDWW |
15 |
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19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 23 | LLDLD |
16 |
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20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 23 | LWLLD |
17 |
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19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 19 | WLWDL |
18 |
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18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 19 | WWLLL |
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18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 16 | LDLWL |
20 |
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18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 14 | LLLWW |
Machida Zelvia |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
FC Tokyo |
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Tokyo Verdy |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Vissel Kobe |
FC Tokyo |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 1.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-3 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 49 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.9 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Léo Ceará | 12 |
Yuma Suzuki | 5 |
Shu Morooka | 3 |
Aleksandar Čavrić | 2 |
Kei Chinen | 2 |
Hayato Araki | 4 |
Ryo Germain | 4 |
Sota Nakamura | 3 |
Tolgay Arslan | 2 |
Shunki Higashi | 2 |
Machida Zelvia |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
FC Tokyo |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kashima Antlers |
Yokohama FC |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Vissel Kobe |
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Fagiano Okayama |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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