SAPPORO. Kashima Antlers beats Consadole Sapporo 1-0 after Y. Suzuki scored just 1 goal (21′). Consadole Sapporo was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium stadium in Sapporo on Wednesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Takuto Okabe who had the assistance of Osamu Akasaka and Shingo Sakamoto. The 4th official was Takeshi Suhara. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Consadole Sapporo

0 - 1

Kashima Antlers

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 0 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 123 Attack 84
  • 60 Dangerous attack 16
  • 91 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Consadole Sapporo had a superior ball possession 64% while Kashima Antlers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Consadole Sapporo was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kashima Antlers was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Consadole Sapporo shot 12 times, 0 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kashima Antlers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Consadole Sapporo received 1 yellow card (Hiroki Miyazawa). On the other side, Kashima Antlers received 2 yellow cards (Shintaro Nago and Diego Pituca).

Match Timeline

21'
Yuma Suzuki(goal)
Hiroki Miyazawa- sub ->Ryota Aoki
23'
37'
Shintaro Nago- Yellow
46'
Kei Chinen- sub ->Yuki Kakita
60'
Shoma Doi - sub ->Hayato Nakama
60'
Y. Matsumura- sub ->Shintaro Nago
64'
Yuki Kobayashi- sub ->Yoshiaki Komai
64'
76'
84'
Hiroki Miyazawa- Yellow
86'
88'
90'
Yu Funabashi- sub ->Yuta Higuchi

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, Consadole Sapporo will stay with 13 points like Kyoto Sanga to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Kashima Antlers will have 16 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Consadole Sapporo will host Urawa Reds on the 2nd of December with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Urawa Reds (5 draws).

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

Consadole Sapporo – Formation

Consadole Sapporo
G
Sung-yun Gu 25.South Korea
6.3
D
Toya Nakamura 6.Japan
5.8
64'
D
Daihachi Okamura 50.Japan
7.1
D
Shunta Tanaka 2.Japan
6.2
M
Akito Fukumori 5.Japan
7.6
M
Yoshiaki Komai 14.Japan
6.6
64'
M
Daiki Suga 4.Japan
6.6
M
Takuro Kaneko 9.Japan
7.2
F
Ryota Aoki 11.Japan
6.3
23'
F
Yuya Asano 18.Japan
6.4
F
Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa 19.Japan
6.6
88'
Substitutes
G
Shuhei Matsubara 21.Japan
D
Seiya Baba 3.Japan
M
Supachok Sarachat 49.Thailand
M
Yuki Kobayashi 99.Japan
6.6
64'
M
Hiroki Miyazawa 10.Japan
7.3
23' 86'
M
Lucas Fernandes 7.Brazil
6.5
64'
F
Milan Tučič 32.Slovenia
88'

Consadole Sapporo started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Mihailo Petrović decided to play with the following team: Sung-Yun Gu (6.3), Toya Nakamura (5.8), Shunta Tanaka (6.2), Daihachi Okamura (7.1), Takuro Kaneko (7.2), Yoshiaki Komai (6.6), Akito Fukumori (7.6), Daiki Suga (6.6), Ryota Aoki (6.3), Yuya Asano (6.4) and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Milan Tučič, Supachok Sarachart, Yuki Kobayashi (6.6), Hiroki Miyazawa (7.3), Lucas Fernandes (6.5), Shuhei Matsubara and Seiya Baba.

Substitutions

Consadole Sapporo made 4 changes: Ryota Aoki for Hiroki Miyazawa (23′), Yoshiaki Komai  for Yuki Kobayashi (64′), Toya Nakamura for Lucas Fernandes (64′) and Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa for Milan Tucic (88′).

Best player: Akito Fukumori​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Consadole Sapporo was Akito Fukumori.

His rating is (7.6) with 75 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 17 crosses.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers
G
Tomoki Hayakawa 29.Japan
6.7
D
Naomichi Ueda 55.Japan
6.8
D
Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan
7.8
D
Keigo Tsunemoto 32.Japan
7.2
D
Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan
7.1
M
Hayato Nakama 33.Japan
6.4
60'
M
Diego Pituca 21.Brazil
7.0
76'
M
Shintaro Nago 30.Japan
6.9
60' 37'
M
Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan
6.4
90'
F
Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan
7.3
84' 21'
F
Yuki Kakita 37.Japan
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Yuya Oki 31.Japan
D
G. Shōji 3.Japan
84'
M
Y. Matsumura 27.Japan
6.3
60'
M
Shoma Doi 8.Japan
6.6
60'
M
Yu Funabashi 34.Japan
90'
M
Arthur Caíke 17.Brazil
F
Kei Chinen 13.Japan
6.5
46'

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

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa (6.7), Rikuto Hirose (7.8), Naomichi Ueda (6.8), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.1), Keigo Tsunemoto (7.2), Shintaro Nago (6.9), Yuta Higuchi (6.4), Diego Pituca (7.0), Hayato Nakama (6.4), Yuki Kakita (6.4) and Yuma Suzuki (7.3).

They had on the bench: Kei Chinen (6.5), Yuta Matsumura (6.3), Yuya Oki, Gen Shoji, Shoma Doi (6.6), Yu Funabashi and Arthur Caíke.

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Yuki Kakita for Kei Chinen (46′), Hayato Nakama for Shoma Doi (60′), Shintaro Nago for Y. Matsumura (60′), Yuma Suzuki for Gen Shoji (84′) and Yuta Higuchi for Yu Funabashi (90′).

Best player: Rikuto Hirose​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kashima Antlers was Rikuto Hirose even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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