KASHIMA. Kashima Antlers didn’t concede much to Oita Trinita to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Kashima Antlers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Kashima Soccer Stadium stadium in Kashima on Saturday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Yoshiro Imamura who was helped by Hiroyuki Igarashi and Takeshi Suhara. The 4th official was Yosuke Kubota. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kashima Antlers had a strong ball possession 58% while Oita Trinita was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kashima Antlers was was more aggressive with 114 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Kashima Antlers to win the match​.

Kashima Antlers shot 18 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Oita Trinita shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Kashima Antlers received 1 yellow card (K. Misao). On the other side, Oita Trinita received 1 yellow card (H. Goya).

Standings

After this contest, Kashima Antlers will have 63 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Oita Trinita will have 29 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Kashima Antlers will host Sagan Tosu on the 27th of November with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Kashima Antlers (3 draws).

Oita Trinita will host Yokohama on the 27th of November with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Oita Trinita (0 draws).

Kashima Antlers – Formation

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

The manager Naoki Soma decided to play with the following team: Sun Tae Kwoun (6.7), Keigo Tsunemoto (6.9), Ikuma Sekigawa (7.2), Koki Machida (6.8), Koki Anzai (6.4), Juan Alano (7.4), Diego Pituca (7.8), Kento Misao (7.0), Ryuji Izumi (7.0), Everaldo (6.6) and Shoma Doi (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tomoya Inukai (6.6), Yuya Oki, Katsuya Nagato (7.3), Leo Silva, Ryotaro Araki (6.9), Ayase Ueda (6.6) and Yasushi Endo.

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: S. Doi for R. Araki (54′), R. Izumi for K. Nagato (54′), Everaldo for A. Ueda (66′), K. Machida for T. Inukai (72′) and Juan for Y. Endo (90′).

Best player: Diego Pituca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kashima Antlers was Diego Pituca.

His rating is (7.8) with 61 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Oita Trinita – Formation

Oita Trinita started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Tomohiro Katanosaka played with: Shun Takagi (8.0), Yuta Koide (7.3), Matheus Pereira (8.0), Yuto Misao (7.1), Asahi Masuyama (6.6), Yuki Kobayashi (7.2), Hokuto Shimoda (7.0), Junya Nodake (7.0), Arata Watanabe (6.2), Yamato Machida (6.6) and Hiroto Goya (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Kohei Isa (6.2), Henrique Trevisan (6.8), Naoki Nomura (6.4), Yuki Kagawa (6.2), William Popp, Kento Haneda and Shun Nagasawa.

Substitutions

Oita Trinita made 5 changes: A. Masuyama for Henrique (81′), Y. Machida for K. Isa (81′), J. Nodake for Y. Kagawa (87′), Y. Kobayashi for N. Nomura (87′) and A. Watanabe for S. Nagasawa (90′).

Best player: Matheus Pereira​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oita Trinita was Matheus Pereira.

His rating is (8.0) with 44 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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

• Vegalta Sendai – Shonan Bellmare – 0-2
• Urawa Reds – Yokohama F. Marinos – 2-1
• Tokyo – Tokushima Vortis – 0-2
• Gamba Osaka – Nagoya Grampus – 1-3
• Cerezo Osaka – Kawasaki Frontale – 1-4
• Sagan Tosu – Consadole Sapporo – 1-0
• Kashima Antlers – Oita Trinita – 0-0
• Yokohama – Vissel Kobe – 0-2
• Shimizu S-Pulse – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – 1-0
• Kashiwa Reysol – Avispa Fukuoka – 0-0