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

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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 (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

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

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

100% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Machida GION Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Machida Zelvia and Kashima Antlers.
5' FC Machida Zelvia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
6' Yuki Soma puts FC Machida Zelvia on the lead.
11' Yu Funabashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
21' FC Machida Zelvia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' 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.
31' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daihachi Okamura makes it 2-0.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoki Hayakawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
44' A quiet spell here at Machida GION Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Shuhei Mizoguchi is replaced by Ryoya Ogawa.
51' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' FC Machida Zelvia receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
61' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Aleksandar Cavric is withdrawn and Kei Chinen gets his opportunity.
64' Mitchell Duke is replacing Shota Fujio for the FC Machida Zelvia side.
69' 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.
74' Sang-ho Na has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Soma on 74 minute.
76' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Leo Ceara exits the field as Yuta Matsumura enters on 76.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' Yuma Suzuki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
87' Yuta Nakayama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kotaro Hayashi at the 87 minute mark.
The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Machida Zelvia take all three points.

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
Leo Ceara	1
Tete Yengi	1
Yu Hirakawa	1
Yuta Higuchi	1
Shu Morooka	1
Hokuto Shimoda	1
Kyosuke Tagawa	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.