FC Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

FC Machida Zelvia

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Kashima Antlers

Wed 18 Mar 2026 · 10:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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FC Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koichiro Fukushima

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

2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers 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
18 Mar	Kashima Antlers	H	0–3	L
14 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–0	W
27 Feb	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
21 Feb	Tokyo Verdy	A	5–6	L
14 Feb	FC Mito Holly Hock	H	2–2	D
06 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–2	W

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	A	3–0	W
14 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Tokyo Verdy	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–2	W
21 Feb	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–0	W
14 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–0	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

54% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

23% 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

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/1

76+

9/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia

Takuma Nishimura	5 G
Koki Ogawa	4 G
Yuki Soma	3 G	4 A
Tete Yengi	3 G	1 A
Hiroki Mochizuki	3 G	1 A

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FC Machida Zelvia host Kashima Antlers — let the battle begin!
Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	2
Daihachi Okamura	1
Leo Ceara	1
Tete Yengi	1
Yu Hirakawa	1
Yuta Higuchi	1
Shu Morooka	1
Hokuto Shimoda	1

Head to Head

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers L 2026-03-14 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-02-27 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-02-14 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 FC Mito Holly Hock D 2026-02-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 FC Machida Zelvia W

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2026-03-14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-03-07 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-02-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Kashima Antlers W 2026-02-21 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-02-14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 FC Machida Zelvia xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Machida Zelvia24% Draw25% Kashima Antlers51%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

FC Machida Zelvia or Draw

49%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

76%

FC Machida Zelvia or Kashima Antlers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Machida Zelvia17% Draw41% Kashima Antlers42%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.5%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

6.4%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Handicap	FC Machida Zelvia covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	22%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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