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Kashima Antlers

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Kashima Antlers will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-1 J1 League defeat last time out to Tokyo Verdy.

In that match, Kashima Antlers had 65% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 8 on target. The scorer for Kashima Antlers was Yuma Suzuki (90'). Tokyo Verdy had 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Hiroto Yamami (63', 75') scored for Tokyo Verdy.

At least three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Kashima Antlers have been involved. Opposing sides scored 9 of them in this period while Kashima Antlers managed to get a total of 8. Regardless, we must now wait to see if that pattern might continue on in this next game.

Looking at their past form shows that Kashima Antlers:

• haven't lost in the league to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous 2 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 17 league matches at home. What a fantastic run.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Nagoya Grampus in J. League Cup action, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goalscorers were Shunki Higashi (102') and Sota Koshimichi (112' Own goal). Patric (9') was the scorer for Nagoya Grampus. Nagoya Grampus ran out winners after a 1-3 penalty shootout.

Over the course of their previous six outings, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have bagged the sum of 11 goals. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have also scored in every single one of those games. During that period, they have had 5 goals go against them.

Pre-game facts show that Sanfrecce Hiroshima:

• are undefeated by Kashima Antlers when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their past head to head clashes dating back to 03/11/2021 tells us that Kashima Antlers have won 2 of them & Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Antlers and 10 coming from Sanfrecce. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was J1 League match day 14 on 15/05/2024 when it ended Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-3 Kashima Antlers.

That day, Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed 59% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Marcos Júnior (65').

For their opponents, Kashima Antlers had 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Naomichi Ueda (5'), Yuma Suzuki (15') and Aleksandar Čavrić (84') scored.

The referee was Yudai Yamamoto.

ℹ️ Team News: Kashima Antlers

Aleksandar Cavric (Knee injury) and Yuji Kajikawa (Calf injury) aren’t available for Kashima Antlers gaffer Ranko Popović.

ℹ️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Michael Skibbe has not got a full squad to pick from. Ezequiel (Right hip flexor problems), Motoki Ohara (Metatarsal fracture) and Taichi Yamasaki (Cruciate ligament injury) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Kashima Antlers will have to work hard as a team to register a score against this Sanfrecce Hiroshima side who we think will get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re therefore predicting a hard-fought 0-1 advantage for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of the 90.

Let’s see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 08:01 14/09/2024