Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Kashima Antlers

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Kashima Antlers won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 2-0 J1 League losing effort in their last game against Yokohama F. Marinos.

In that game, Kashima Antlers managed 38% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Yokohama F. Marinos got 20 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Élber (37') and Tomoki Iwata (51') scored for Yokohama F. Marinos.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Kashima Antlers haven’t conceded. The reality is that Kashima Antlers have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals during that time.

Pre-game facts show that Kashima Antlers:

• are undefeated in their last 7 league matches at home.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima will go into the meeting following a 3-1 J. League Cup win in the defeat of Yokohama F. Marinos in their previous outing.

For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goalscorers were Yoshifumi Kashiwa (14'), Hayato Araki (71') and Gakuto Notsuda (90'). Léo Ceará (46') was the scorer for Yokohama F. Marinos.

The numbers tell their own story, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in all. In defence, Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this match, however.

Their prior results show that Sanfrecce Hiroshima:

• haven't beaten Kashima Antlers in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 23/11/2019, both clubs have shared the honours with Kashima Antlers winning 2 of those games, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

14 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from Antlers and 8 created by Sanfrecce. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The previous league match between these clubs was J1 League match day 12 on 07/05/2022 and the score finished Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 Kashima Antlers.

On that day, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 46% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Yoshifumi Kashiwa (38', 79') and Makoto Mitsuta (63').

For their opponents, Kashima Antlers got 6 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Takuto Okabe.

📰 Team News: Kashima Antlers

Ryotaro Araki (Fitness) and Shintaro Nago (Peroneus tendon injury) are not available for Kashima Antlers boss René Weiler.

📋 Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Thanks to a largely available squad, there is just a single fitness worry for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima gaffer Michael Skibbe to contend with. Shunki Higashi (Compartment syndrome) won’t be playing here.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the view that Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers could both find goals hard to come by here.

We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Peter Guest, 02:37 02/08/2022