FC Mito Holly Hock vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

FC Mito Holly Hock

5 – 3

4 – 2 pen

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC K's denki Stadium Mito 10,570 HT 45' · FT 45'

Arata Watanabe 34' 1–0

1–1 90+6' Leo Ceara pen

Danilo Cardoso 29' Y

Danilo Cardoso 60' YR

Y 74' Shuhei Mizoguchi

Ryo Nemoto 77' Y

Y 89' Kimito Nono

Overview

Match Preview

FC Mito Holly Hock vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at K's denki Stadium Mito.

FC Mito Holly Hock 18 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya
Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 Mito Holly Hock 3 games · Avg 5.7 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-04 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–3 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

FC Mito Holly Hock

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	5–3	W
22 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–3	L
18 Mar	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–0	W
14 Mar	FC Tōkyō	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
01 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	A	4–6	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	3–5	L
22 Mar	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	A	3–0	W
14 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Tōkyō Verdy	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

FC Mito Holly Hock		Kashima Antlers
#19	Position	#11
18	Points	45
18	Played	18
6 / 0 / 12	W / D / L	15 / 0 / 3
35	Scored	40
50	Conceded	20
-15	GD	+20
1.00	PPG	2.50
33%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Mito Holly Hock this season

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

FC Mito Holly Hock are 19th (18 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Mito Holly Hock

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/5

61-75

3/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Mito Holly Hock

Arata Watanabe	5 G
Yasuki Kimoto	2 G
Kotaro Uchino	1 G
Yoshiki Torikai	1 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to K's denki Stadium Mito that hosts another battle between FC Mito Holly Hock and Kashima Antlers.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Leo Ceara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' A quiet spell here at K's denki Stadium Mito. FC Mito Holly Hock seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' FC Mito Holly Hock have won 20 goals from 25 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
29' Danilo Cardoso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arata Watanabe makes no mistake. 1-0!
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Mito Holly Hock side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Konosuke Nishikawa, as he is very good at scoring at K's denki Stadium Mito with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Yuta Matsumura on, Ryotaro Araki off on 46 minutes.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Koshi Osaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
60' The referee calls foul for Danilo Cardoso. He receives a card.
63' It is a substitution in FC Mito Holly Hock team. Mizuki Arai is replaced by Hayata Yamamoto on 63 minute.
68' FC Mito Holly Hock has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
73' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Shuhei Mizoguchi is booked for Kashima Antlers — card on 74.
74' Arata Watanabe makes way for Ryo Nemoto at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Mito Holly Hock.
75' Kashima Antlers make a change. Gaku Shibasaki trudges off to be replaced by Kei Chinen on 75 minutes.
77' The referee calls foul for Ryo Nemoto. He receives a card.
82' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Mito Holly Hock must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' Yuta Higuchi is replacing Kento Misao for the Kashima Antlers side.
86' Takeshi Ushizawa is replacing Taishi Semba for the FC Mito Holly Hock side.
89' Kimito Nono is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Mito Holly Hock Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

6
Takahiro Iida
14
Mizuki Arai ↓ Hayata Yamamoto 63'
10
Arata Watanabe ↓ Ryo Nemoto 74'
34
Konosuke Nishikawa
19
Taishi Semba ↓ Takeshi Ushizawa 86'
17
Kenta Itakura
3
Koshi Osaki
25
Takumi Mase
70
Matheus Leiria Dos Santos ↓ Malick Fofana 63'
29
Keisuke Tada
2
Danilo Cardoso

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

13
Kei Chinen ↑ 75'
11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 46'
2
Koki Anzai ↑ 75'
77
Aleksandar Cavric
14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 85'
29
Yuji Kajikawa
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 46'
23
Keisuke Tsukui
24
Haruki Hayashi

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leo Ceara	5
Arata Watanabe	5
Shu Morooka	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.43 FC Mito Holly Hock xG

Expected Goals

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

2.69 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Mito Holly Hock40% Draw21% Kashima Antlers39%

Actual: FC Mito Holly Hock win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes84% 0% No16%

Avg goals/match: 5.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	87%	13%
± 3.5	73%	27%
± 4.5	57%	43%

Double Chance

FC Mito Holly Hock or Draw

60%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

60%

FC Mito Holly Hock or Kashima Antlers

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Mito Holly Hock31% Draw33% Kashima Antlers36%

Actual: FC Mito Holly Hock win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted

5 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 3

5.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

2 – 1

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

1 – 1

4.6%

3 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 4

3.7%

1 – 4

3.1%

4 – 2

Asian Handicap — FC Mito Holly Hock

Handicap	FC Mito Holly Hock covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	15%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	17%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	13%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

FC Mito Holly Hock keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

FC Mito Holly Hock vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Mito Holly Hock Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Mito Holly Hock Form

Kashima Antlers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Mito Holly Hock

Clean Sheet