Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 06:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Shu Morooka
Sota Kitano 34' Y
Y 85' Leo Ceara

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Yodoko Sakura 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

1
3
16
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W
06 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
02 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W
28 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
15 Mar Yokohama FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–4 L
02 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
16 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
08 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Kashima Antlers
#2 Position #11
31 Points 45
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
48 Scored 40
38 Conceded 20
+10 GD +20
1.72 PPG 2.50
61% Win % 83%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ 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 Yodoko Sakura Stadium that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryotaro Araki, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' 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 Koki Anzai suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Shu Morooka was booked on 29.
  • 34' Sota Kitano was booked on 34.
  • 39' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Yuma Suzuki is replaced by Aleksandar Cavric on 64 minute.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Ceara made 171 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kei Chinen is hanging Yuta Higuchi on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 80' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 80 minute. Thiago Andrade leaves to be changed by Shion Homma.
  • 82' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 82 minute. Keisuke Tsukui leaves to be changed by Mihiro Sato.
  • 85' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 89' Shinji Kagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sota Kitano on 89 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Lucas Fernandes is replaced by Reiya Sakata on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Cerezo Osaka FC and Kashima Antlers (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Yuta Matsumura 2
Tomoya Inukai 1
Kato Mutsuki 1

Head to Head

2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-15 Yokohama FC 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-03-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2025-04-06 Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-08 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Kashima Antlers 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC36% Draw28% Kashima Antlers36%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
64%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Kashima Antlers
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC23% Draw47% Kashima Antlers30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.