Kashima Antlers defeats Albirex Niigata 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

NIIGATA. Kashima Antlers prevails over Albirex Niigata with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Suzuki (3') and a goal from Y. Kakita (26').

By
Luke Meyer
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Kashima Antlers defeats Albirex Niigata 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

NIIGATA. Kashima Antlers tops Albirex Niigata with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Suzuki (3′) and a goal from Y. Kakita (26′). Albirex Niigata was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Denka Big Swan Stadium stadium in Niigata on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yudai Yamamoto assisted by Toshiyuki Tanaka and Tomoyuki Umeda. The 4th official was Tomokazu Sato. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Albirex Niigata

0 - 2

Team 1

Kashima Antlers

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 147 Attack 88
  • 58 Dangerous attack 37
  • 83 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Albirex Niigata had a superior ball possession 69% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Albirex Niigata was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Kashima Antlers was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Albirex Niigata shot 13 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Albirex Niigata received 1 yellow card (M. Fitzgerald). On the other side, Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (Yuma Suzuki and Hayato Nakama).

Match Timeline

3'
Yuma Suzuki(goal)
26'
Yuki Kakita(goal)
28'
Yuma Suzuki- Yellow
43'
Hayato Nakama- Yellow
53'
Kei Chinen- sub ->Yuma Suzuki
62'
Tomoya Fujii- sub ->Shintaro Nago
G. Alves Silva- sub ->K. Taniguchi
63'
Y. Takagi- sub ->S. Ota
64'
S. Fujiwara- sub ->D. Tagami
64'
M. Fitzgerald- Yellow
77'
E. Matsuda- sub ->S. Mito
80'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After this match, Albirex Niigata will stay with 12 points like Tokyo and Kyoto Sanga to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Kashima Antlers will have 10 points like Consadole Sapporo to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Albirex Niigata will host Cerezo Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Cerezo Osaka (6 draws).

Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).

Albirex Niigata – Formation

Albirex Niigata
G
R. Kojima 1.Japan
5.8
D
M. Fitzgerald 5.New Zealand
7.0
77'
D
Thomas Deng 3.Australia
6.7
D
Daichi Tagami 50.Japan
6.5
64'
D
Naoto Arai 2.Japan
6.7
M
Y. Shimada 20.Japan
7.0
M
Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan
6.6
M
Takahiro Ko 8.Japan
6.4
M
S. Mito 14.Japan
7.3
80'
M
S. Ota 11.Japan
6.4
64'
F
K. Taniguchi 7.Japan
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
K. Abe 21.Japan
D
F. Hayakawa 18.Japan
M
Y. Takagi 33.Japan
6.1
64'
M
Y. Hoshi 19.Japan
M
S. Fujiwara 25.Japan
6.8
64'
F
E. Matsuda 22.Japan
6.7
80'
F
G. Alves Silva 23.Brazil
6.9
63'

Albirex Niigata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rikizo Matsuhashi decided to play with the following team: Ryosuke Kojima (5.8), Naoto Arai (6.7), Michael James Fitzgerald (7.0), Thomas Deng (6.7), Daichi Tagami (6.5), Yuzuru Shimada (7.0), Takahiro Ko (6.4), Shusuke Ota (6.4), Ryotaro Ito (6.6), Shunsuke Mito (7.3) and Kaito Taniguchi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Koto Abe, Yoshiaki Takagi (6.1), Eitaro Matsuda (6.7), Gustavo Nescau (6.9), Yuji Hoshi, Fumiya Hayakawa and Soya Fujiwara (6.8).

Albirex Niigata could not rely on the presence of Y. Takagi (injured).

Substitutions

Albirex Niigata made 4 changes: K. Taniguchi for G. Alves Silva (63′), S. Ota for Yoshiaki Takagi (64′), D. Tagami for Soya Fujiwara (64′) and S. Mito for E. Matsuda (80′).

Best player: Shunsuke Mito​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Albirex Niigata was Shunsuke Mito.

His rating is (7.3) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers
G
Tomoki Hayakawa 29.Japan
7.2
D
Naomichi Ueda 55.Japan
6.8
D
Koki Anzai 2.Japan
6.8
D
Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan
7.4
D
Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan
7.1
M
Hayato Nakama 33.Japan
7.4
43'
M
Diego Pituca 21.Brazil
7.2
M
Shintaro Nago 30.Japan
6.8
62'
M
Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan
7.4
F
Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan
7.8
53' 28' Goals3'
F
Yuki Kakita 37.Japan
7.4
89' Goals26'
Substitutes
G
Yuya Oki 31.Japan
D
G. Shōji 3.Japan
89'
M
Ryotaro Araki 10.Japan
M
Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan
6.5
62'
M
Yu Funabashi 34.Japan
F
Shu Morooka 36.Japan
F
Kei Chinen 13.Japan
6.3
53'

Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa (7.2), Rikuto Hirose (7.4), Naomichi Ueda (6.8), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.1), Koki Anzai (6.8), Shintaro Nago (6.8), Yuta Higuchi (7.4), Diego Pituca (7.2), Hayato Nakama (7.4), Yuma Suzuki (7.8) and Yuki Kakita (7.4).

They had on the bench: Ryotaro Araki, Tomoya Fujii (6.5), Ali Al-Masoud, Yu Funabashi, Yuya Oki, Gen Shoji and Kei Chinen (6.3).

Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Kei Chinen (injured).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 3 changes: Yuma Suzuki for Kei Chinen (53′), Shintaro Nago for T. Fujii (62′) and Yuki Kakita for Gen Shoji (89′).

Best player: Yuma Suzuki​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Yuma Suzuki.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 10 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​