FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

FC Tokyo

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Kashima Antlers

Wed 26 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+7'

Arthur 62' Y

Y 78' Katsuya Nagato

Y 86' Kento Misao

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Hiroki Katsumata
Referee Hayato Shimizu

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Tokyo 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-26 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tokyo 2019-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo 2019-04-14 FC Tokyo 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-08-01 Kashima Antlers 1–2 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
23 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–0	W
19 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	3–3	D
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
09 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
01 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–3	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	2–1	W
23 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	0–1	L
16 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	2–2	D
08 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo		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 Tokyo this season

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo

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' The wait is over. FC Tokyo get us underway at Ajinomoto Stadium.
5' FC Tokyo have won 428 goals from 450 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' FC Tokyo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
35' The 40-year-old Leo Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Hirotaka Mita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 457 appearances.
45' Katsuya Nagato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
46' The Japan Ikuma Sekigawa breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
48' What a moment for Everaldo! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Japan international Kei Koizumi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' Juan Alano is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
60' The whistle greets Adailton as he departs to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
62' Arthur has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
64' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Leo Silva on, Ryota Nagaki off on 64 minutes.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antonio Carlos might look to freshen things up shortly.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
76' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Kazuya Konno on, Yojiro Takahagi off on 76 minutes.
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Katsuya Nagato on 78 minutes.
83' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Juan Alano by Tatsuki Nara on 83 minute.
86' That is a Yellow card for Kashima Antlers. Kento Misao will be fuming at that decision.
90' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Yasushi Endo on, Ryotaro Araki off on 90 minutes.
With this win, Kashima Antlers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tatsuki Nara ↑ 83'
15
Sho Ito
1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 90'
4
Leo Silva ↑ 64'
11
Ryuji Izumi ↑ 64'
19
Itsuki Someno

Coach Antonio Carlos

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
Koki Anzai	1

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

2020-08-26 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-08-23 FC Tokyo 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tokyo D 2020-08-15 FC Tokyo 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2020-08-01 FC Tokyo 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-08-26 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2020-08-23 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2020-08-19 Yokohama FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-08-01 Ōita FC Trinita 1–4 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.66 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo34% Draw25% Kashima Antlers41%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

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	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

59%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

66%

FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tokyo26% Draw40% Kashima Antlers34%

Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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