Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 14 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 26 5 Gamba Osaka 16 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 9 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 20 12 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 16 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 17 Avispa Fukuoka 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D 31 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 25 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–3 L 17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 11 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 31 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L 25 May FC Tokyo A 3–0 W 17 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Sanfrecce Hiroshima #1 Position #11 34 Points 20 14 Played 15 11 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 7 29 Scored 28 16 Conceded 26 +13 GD +2 2.43 PPG 1.33 79% Win % 47% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history57% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season14% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (34 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 11th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kashima Antlers gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 19' What a strike from Shunki Higashi! The score is 0-1.
- 24' Kashima Antlers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 29' 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 Germain suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Yu Funabashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' Ryo Germain was booked on 45.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Kento Misao.
- 59' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
- 67' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yu Funabashi departs to be replaced by Yuta Higuchi.
- 70' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Naoki Maeda is replaced by Valere Germain on 70 minute.
- 72' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Sota Nakamura is replaced by Naoto Arai on 72 minute.
- 77' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' The whistle greets Shuhei Mizoguchi as he departs to be replaced by Ryoya Ogawa.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Leo Ceara.
- 87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sota Koshimichi is hanging Ryo Germain on the field on 87 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Kashima Antlers
Starting XI- 9
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6
Kento Misao ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 79'
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25
Ryuta Koike ↓ Talles 79'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↓ Kimito Nono 67'
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Yuta Higuchi 67'
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28
Shuhei Mizoguchi ↓ Ryoya Ogawa 79'
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Bench-
10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 79'
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7
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 79'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 67'
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22
Kimito Nono ↑ 67'
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17
Talles ↑ 79'
Coach Toru OnikiSanfrecce Hiroshima
Starting XI-
9
Ryo Germain ↓ Sota Koshimichi 87'
- 19
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- 6
- 24
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41
Naoki Maeda ↓ Valere Germain 70'
- 17
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- 4
- 15
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39
Sota Nakamura ↓ Naoto Arai 72'
Bench-
98
Valere Germain ↑ 70'
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- 20
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13
Naoto Arai ↑ 72'
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32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 87'
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Coach Michael Skibbe -
Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-05-25 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W