Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 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 06 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 03 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 29 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D 25 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D 20 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L 12 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W 03 May FC Machida Zelvia H 1–0 W 29 Apr Yokohama FC A 3–0 W 25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W 20 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W 12 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L Season Stats
Avispa Fukuoka Kashima Antlers #10 Position #11 21 Points 45 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3 49 Scored 40 59 Conceded 20 -10 GD +20 1.17 PPG 2.50 39% Win % 83% Key Stats
10% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Best Denki Stadium that hosts another battle between Avispa Fukuoka and Kashima Antlers.
- 2' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Ando. He receives a card.
- 7' Yuma Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 200 games and scored 210 goals.
- 22' Kashima Antlers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryotaro Araki made 447 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Kyosuke Tagawa is replaced by Leo Ceara.
- 32' It’s gonna be a card for Tomoya Miki.
- 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takaaki Shichi, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' Goal! Leo Ceara scores his 88 goal in 171 matches.
- 48' Koki Anzai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' Wellington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shahab Zahedi Tabar on 57 minute.
- 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 64' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kento Misao is hanging Yu Funabashi on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Takaaki Shichi gets a card.
- 71' Kei Chinen was booked on 71.
- 72' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Yota Maejima is replaced by Yu Hashimoto.
- 74' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Wellington is replaced by Sonosuke Sato on 74 minute.
- 79' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Higuchi is hanging Kei Chinen on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 90' Koki Anzai is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. Kashima Antlers beats Avispa Fukuoka
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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 1
- 18
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8
Kazuya Konno ↓ Masato Shigemi 57'
- 77
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29
Yota Maejima ↓ Yu Hashimoto 72'
- 37
- 9
- 11
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15
Hiroki Akino ↓ Daiki Matsuoka 57'
- 20
Bench
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17
Wellington ↑ 57'
- 7
- 5
- 31
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6
Masato Shigemi ↑ 57'
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88
Daiki Matsuoka ↑ 57'
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47
Yu Hashimoto ↑ 72'
- 50
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Coach Myung-Hwi KimKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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13
Kei Chinen ↓ Yuta Higuchi 80'
- 55
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Leo Ceara 28'
- 2
- 40
- 25
- 77
- 1
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kento Misao 64'
- 3
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17
Talles ↓ Yuta Matsumura 64'
Bench
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9
Leo Ceara ↑ 28'
- 10
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6
Kento Misao ↑ 64'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 80'
- 29
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 80'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 64'
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Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Juanma 2 Leo Ceara 1 Yu Funabashi 1 Shosei Usui 1 Tomoya Inukai 1 Takeshi Kanamori 1 Yuya Yamagishi 1 Ayase Ueda 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
Kashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.02 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.06 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw 46%Draw or Kashima Antlers 78%Avispa Fukuoka or Kashima Antlers 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%0 – 2 9.7%1 – 2 9.6%0 – 1 Actual1 – 3 6.6%0 – 3 6.5%0 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 4.9%2 – 1 4.8%1 – 0 4%1 – 4 3.4%2 – 3 3.4%Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 11% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 40% — 60% +1 40% 23% 37% +1.5 63% — 37% +2 63% 18% 19% +2.5 81% — 19% Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.