Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
61% 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
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
4/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
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

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
Shosei Usui 1
Tomoya Inukai 1
Takeshi Kanamori 1
Yuya Yamagishi 1
Ayase Ueda 1
Everaldo 1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar 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.