Kashima Antlers welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 2025-06-14 at 10:00 GMT in week 20 of the 2025 J1 League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Of the past 7 meetings, T. Oniki leads 3-2 over M. Skibbe, with 2 draws.
The current standings see Kashima Antlers hold 1st place with 40 points, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima occupy 5th with 32 points.
There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Kashima Antlers or Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Our forecast has Kashima Antlers in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Sanfrecce Hiroshima set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
The previous match saw Kim Tae-Hyeon lead Kashima Antlers with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and Y. Nakajima top-rating for Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 8.2.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Kashima Antlers won 4-0 against ThespaKusatsu Gunma, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima secured a victory 3-1 over Saga LIXIL.
Both teams have been in great form: Kashima Antlers 4-0-1 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0-2 over their last 5 matches.
Kashima Antlers have clearly got the edge H2H: in 41 meetings, they've beaten Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 times, with 9 draws and only 14 losses.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (8-1-1 vs 4-1-3) and scoring roughly 1.80-1.10 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Kashima Antlers is going head to head with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 14/6/2025 09:00 GMT at Kashima Soccer Stadium for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Kashima Antlers v Sanfrecce Hiroshima H2H statistics!