FC Tōkyō vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

FC Tōkyō

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Tsuyoshi Kodama 90' Y

Joan Oumari 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 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	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 Tōkyō 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-08-26 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
02 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
25 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
22 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
02 Oct	Yokohama FC	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
22 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
18 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
11 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ 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 Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers is underway.
5' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Koki Machida, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Kensuke Nagai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The supporters are chanting for Ryoma Watanabe. He replaces Diego Oliveira on 35 minute.
40' FC Tōkyō has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Leo Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Misao on 46 minute.
46' Brilliant from the ! Arthur Caike makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 45.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' A stunning finish from Ayase Ueda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
66' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Keigo Higashi comes on to replace Yojiro Takahagi.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' A goal from the Japan international Ryoma Watanabe! He fires home on 75 to make it 0-3!
76' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Shoma Doi is withdrawn and Ryotaro Araki gets his opportunity.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Kazuya Konno on 83 minute.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tsuyoshi Kodama on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. FC Tōkyō and Kashima Antlers share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Yasushi Endo
4
Leo Silva ↑ 46'
11
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 76'
22
Rikuto Hirose
13
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 76'
19
Itsuki Someno ↑ 83'
1
Sun-Tae Kwon

Coach Naoki Soma

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	5
Ryoma Watanabe	4
Ayase Ueda	3
Yuma Suzuki	2
Yuki Kakita	2
Shu Morooka	2
Everaldo	2
Riki Harakawa	1

Head to Head

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-09-22 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-09-18 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-09-12 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-10-23 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-10-02 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Yokohama FC L 2021-09-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-09-11 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō27% Draw24% Kashima Antlers49%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

51%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

73%

FC Tōkyō or Kashima Antlers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō21% Draw40% Kashima Antlers39%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 0

3.5%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	20%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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