FC Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 21 Jun 2025 · 07:00 UTC Machida GION Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Shota Fujio 61' Y

Overview

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FC Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.

FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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

FC Machida Zelvia 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-12-08 Kashima Antlers 3–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-03-09 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
14 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	A	2–1	W
31 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–3	L
25 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	2–2	D
17 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	3–0	W
11 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2	D

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–2	L
14 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
31 May	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
25 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	L
17 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
11 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Machida Zelvia		Kashima Antlers
#13	Position	#11
37	Points	45
18	Played	18
13 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	15 / 0 / 3
42	Scored	40
33	Conceded	20
+9	GD	+20
2.06	PPG	2.50
72%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/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' The wait is over. Kashima Antlers get us underway at Machida GION Stadium.
5' Kashima Antlers have won 468 goals from 447 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
6' Yuki Soma doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
16' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
21' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Machida Zelvia and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' Brilliant from the ! Daihachi Okamura makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 34.
39' Kashima Antlers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Ryoya Ogawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shuhei Mizoguchi at the 46 minute mark.
51' Japan international Ryoya Ogawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Machida Zelvia and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' Shota Fujio was booked on 61.
61' Kashima Antlers make a change. Aleksandar Cavric trudges off to be replaced by Kei Chinen on 61 minutes.
64' The crowd applauds Shota Fujio as he leaves the pitch. Mitchell Duke steps in for FC Machida Zelvia.
69' 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.
74' Another change for FC Machida Zelvia made on 74 minute. Yuki Soma leaves to be changed by Sang-ho Na.
76' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 76 minute. Leo Ceara leaves to be changed by Yuta Matsumura.
81' Kotaro Hayashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
85' Brilliant from the ! Yuma Suzuki makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 85.
87' Another substitution for FC Machida Zelvia to replace Kotaro Hayashi by Yuta Nakayama on 87 minute.
Full Time. FC Machida Zelvia beats Kashima Antlers

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

18
Hokuto Shimoda ↓ Keiya Sento 74'
20
Takuma Nishimura
1
Kosei Tani
3
Gen Shoji
7
Yuki Soma ↓ Sang-ho Na 74'
4
Ryuho Kikuchi
9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 64'
16
Hiroyuki Mae
50
Daihachi Okamura ↓ Ibrahim Dresevic 87'
26
Kotaro Hayashi ↓ Yuta Nakayama 87'
6
Hiroki Mochizuki

Bench

19
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 87'
5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 87'
13
Tatsuya Morita
8
Keiya Sento ↑ 74'
15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 64'
10
Sang-ho Na ↑ 74'
49
Kanji Kuwayama
90
Se-hun Oh
39
Byron Vasquez

Coach Go Kuroda

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Gaku Shibasaki
13
Kei Chinen ↑ 61'
7
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 46'
29
Yuji Kajikawa
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 76'
20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 46'
23
Keisuke Tsukui
22
Kimito Nono ↑ 46'
4
Kaito Chida

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	2
Hokuto Shimoda	1
Kyosuke Tagawa	1
Yuki Soma	1
Daihachi Okamura	1
Leo Ceara	1
Tete Yengi	1
Yu Hirakawa	1

Head to Head

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-14 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-05-31 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2025-05-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-17 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2025-05-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-05-31 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-05-25 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.4 FC Machida Zelvia xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.53 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: FC Machida Zelvia or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Machida Zelvia40% Draw26% Kashima Antlers34%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Machida Zelvia or Draw

66%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

60%

FC Machida Zelvia or Kashima Antlers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Machida Zelvia26% Draw45% Kashima Antlers29%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Handicap	FC Machida Zelvia covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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