Wednesday , 30 September 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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
4
Avispa Fukuoka 11 games · Avg 1.5 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

18% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
14% 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
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/4
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Werik 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Avispa Fukuoka and Kashima Antlers has kicked off!
  • 2' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Ando. He receives a card.
  • 7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuya Konno, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 12' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Talles has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
  • 27' Kashima Antlers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 28' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 28 minute. Kyosuke Tagawa leaves to be changed by Leo Ceara.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tomoya Miki on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Hiroki Akino is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Avispa Fukuoka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Leo Ceara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' The 32-year-old Takaaki Shichi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' The whistle greets Shahab Zahedi Tabar as he departs to be replaced by Wellington.
  • 62' Tae-hyeon Kim, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 64 minute. Yu Funabashi leaves to be changed by Kento Misao.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Takaaki Shichi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' Kei Chinen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Yota Maejima trudges off to be replaced by Yu Hashimoto on 72 minutes.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Sonosuke Sato. He replaces Wellington on 74 minute.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 80' The whistle greets Kei Chinen as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Higuchi.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Koki Anzai on 90 minutes earns him a card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Leo Ceara 2
Juanma 2
Shahab Zahedi Tabar 1
Yu Funabashi 1
Shosei Usui 1
Tatsuki Nara 1
Tomoya Inukai 1
Aleksandar Cavric 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.