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J1 League Matchday 5 Wed 2 Sep

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Watanabe 8′ (p)Watanabe 21′Watanabe 48′Watanabe 55′

Full-time 4:2
Away Kashima Antlers

Ceará 53′Ceará 83′

Player of the match Arata Watanabe 10.0

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 7.3/10 more watchable than 73% of J1 League matches Watanabe: 4 goals. How we rate

GolVolt rating 7.3GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 21' Watanabe, 2:0
  1. 4 of 5

    Mito Hollyhock turned that many shots on target into goals with only 24% of the ball.

  2. 19% → 95%

    Mito Hollyhock: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 87.

  3. 11 → 7

    Mito Hollyhock climb 4 places in the table. Kashima Antlers: 2 → 3.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:0, from 42% to 65% (Mito Hollyhock).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+6' · 4:2Mito Hollyhock 95%draw 4%Kashima Antlers 1%

Key stats

24% Possession 76%
1.35 xG (expected goals) 0.91
7 Shots 16
5 On target 5
2 Corners 4
22 Dangerous attacks 70
All stats (17)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Watanabe: 4 goals.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 48′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.0 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Watanabe: 4 goals, Watanabe scored the winner, Watanabe: rated 10.0.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.4 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% 6 goals.An average number of chances. Quality of play: 3.6 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 7.3more watchable than 73% of J1 League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

6 goals2 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 5' Tomoki Hayakawayellow card · foul
  2. 8' Goal: Arata Watanabepenalty · right foot1:0
  3. 21' Goal: Arata Watanaberight foot · assist: Torikai2:0
  4. Half-time · 2:0
  5. 46' 3 substitutionsCavric for ÉlberKim for UedaMisao for Bueno
  6. 48' Goal: Arata Watanaberight foot · assist: Semba3:0
  7. 53' Goal: Léo Cearáright foot · assist: Suzuki3:1
  8. 55' Goal: Arata Watanaberight foot · assist: Torikai4:1
  9. 62' 2 substitutionsKato for TorikaiUchino for Nemoto
  10. 68' SubstitutionTagawa for Hirose
  11. 70' Kotaro Uchinoyellow card · foul
  12. 80' 2 substitutionsLeiria for WatanabeYamamoto for Taniguchi
  13. 81' SubstitutionTsukui for Shibasaki
  14. 83' Goal: Léo Cearáright foot · assist: Tsukui4:2
  15. 90+1' SubstitutionIeizumi for Osaki
  16. Full-time · 4:2

Match stats

Shooting

1.35 xG (expected goals) 0.91
7 Shots 16
5 On target 5
1 Off target 6

Play

24% Possession 76%
2 Corners 4
264 Passes 818
72% Pass accuracy 88%
68 Attacks 156
22 Dangerous attacks 70

Defence

7 Tackles 10
10 Interceptions 12
3 Saves 1

Discipline

7 Fouls 4
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-4-2 –4-4-2

Mito Hollyhock

Kashima Antlers

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

Mito Hollyhock

Kashima Antlers

Match sheet

Stadium
K's denki Stadium Mito, Mito

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Mito Hollyhock Arata Watanabe 10.00
  2. 2. place · Kashima Antlers Léo Ceará 8.51
  3. 3. place · Kashima Antlers Yuma Suzuki 7.58

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Absences

Mito Hollyhock · 5 out

  • Hiroshi Iwasaki Injured

    since 8 Jul · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Broken Tibia

  • Kishin Shimatani Injured

    since 19 Mar · return date unknown · 21 matches missed · Lumbar Vertebra Problems

  • Malick Fofana Injured

    since 11 Apr · return date unknown · 18 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • Minato Kamiyama Injured

    since 23 Jan · return date unknown · 30 matches missed · Finger Injury

  • Uwabright Hayakawa Injured

    since 12 Dec 2025 · return date unknown · 30 matches missed · Knee Surgery

Kashima Antlers · 2 out

  • Koki Anzai Injured

    since 18 Jul · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Yuta Higuchi Injured

    since 18 Jul · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Broken Fibula

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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