Albirex Niigata vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L 16 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L 20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L 29 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Aug Albirex Niigata A 2–1 W 16 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D 10 Aug FC Tokyo A 1–0 W 20 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 3–2 W 05 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L 28 Jun Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kashima Antlers gets underway.
- 4' Yuma Suzuki puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
- 9' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
- 14' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' GOAL! Matheus Moraes scores on 17.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Motoki Hasegawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Eiji Shirai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Abdelrahman Saidi. He receives a card.
- 46' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Yu Funabashi is replaced by Aleksandar Cavric on 46 minute.
- 50' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 50.
- 52' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
- 57' Abdelrahman Saidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Matheus Moraes is replaced by Takuya Shimamura on 66 minute.
- 69' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Matsumura is hanging Elber on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elber made 320 appearances and scored 37 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 425 games and scored 451 goals.
- 84' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Kei Chinen is replaced by Kento Misao on 84 minute.
- 87' What a strike from Leo Ceara! The score is 1-2.
- 89' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keisuke Tsukui is hanging Kimito Nono on the field on 89 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.
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Lineups
Albirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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- 77
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14
Motoki Ohara ↓ Jin Okumura 66'
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22
Taiki Arai ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 89'
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Bench
- 35
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28
Takuya Shimamura ↑ 66'
- 31
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Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 89'
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- 33
- 23
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30
Jin Okumura ↑ 66'
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Coach Toru IrieKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 69'
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13
Kei Chinen ↓ Kento Misao 84'
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- 55
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Leo Ceara 69'
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- 14
- 1
- 20
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22
Kimito Nono ↓ Keisuke Tsukui 89'
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Bench
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9
Leo Ceara ↑ 69'
- 10
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6
Kento Misao ↑ 84'
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77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 46'
- 29
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 69'
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Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 89'
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Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuma Suzuki 4 Yuki Kakita 2 Yuta Higuchi 2 Hayato Inamura 1 Ken Yamura 1 Leo Ceara 1 Matheus Moraes 1 Tomoya Fujii 1 Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-06-29 Albirex Niigata 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia LKashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.01 Albirex Niigata xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.52 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.53Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Albirex Niigata or Draw 52%Draw or Kashima Antlers 75%Albirex Niigata or Kashima Antlers 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%0 – 1 11%0 – 0 10%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 8.9%1 – 0 7%2 – 1 6%2 – 2 4.6%1 – 3 4.6%0 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 4%2 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata
Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 23% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.