Sunday , 16 August 2026

Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Avispa Fukuoka
0 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Tue 6 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoya Ando 2' Y
Tomoya Miki 32' Y
Takaaki Shichi 69' Y
Y 71' Kei Chinen
Y 90' Koki Anzai

Overview

Match Preview

Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

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 Tokyo 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

3
4
3
Avispa Fukuoka 10 games · Avg 1.1 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-10-19 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Avispa Fukuoka welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at Best Denki Stadium.
  • 2' Tomoya Ando was booked on 2.
  • 7' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
  • 12' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' Tomoya Miki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 28' Leo Ceara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyosuke Tagawa at the 28 minute mark.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Tomoya Miki gets a card.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Avispa Fukuoka in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
  • 42' Avispa Fukuoka have won 210 goals from 200 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Leo Ceara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Shahab Zahedi Tabar is replaced by Wellington on 57 minute.
  • 62' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Yu Funabashi by Kento Misao on 64 minute.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Takaaki Shichi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Kei Chinen gets a card.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Yu Hashimoto on, Yota Maejima off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Wellington trudges off to be replaced by Sonosuke Sato on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Kei Chinen has done his job and it is now time for Yuta Higuchi to step up.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Iwasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Koki Anzai on 90 minutes.
  • Kashima Antlers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-10-19 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-03-12 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-04-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-04-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-04-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-04-12 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-04-29 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-04-20 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 Avispa Fukuoka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Avispa Fukuoka22% Draw24% Kashima Antlers54%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Avispa Fukuoka15% Draw42% Kashima Antlers43%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.