Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 37,014 HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Oliveira 9' 1–0
1–1 23' Yuma Suzuki
1–2 45' Yuki Kakita
1–3 54' Diego Pituca

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
  • Assistant 2 Koji Morikawa
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
08 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
01 Jul Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
24 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
11 Jun Gamba Osaka A 1–3 L
03 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul FC Tōkyō A 3–1 W
08 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
01 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
24 Jun Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
11 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
04 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D

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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
14% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ 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 Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Tokyo welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
  • 5' FC Tokyo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 9' Diego Oliveira doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' Kota Tawaratsumida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' What a strike from Yuma Suzuki! The score is 1-1.
  • 28' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kei Koizumi, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' What a moment for Yuki Kakita! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Pituca makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 59' FC Tokyo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' Shuhei Tokumoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuto Nagatomo on 62 minute.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yuki Kakita.
  • 70' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Adailton comes on to replace Kota Tawaratsumida.
  • 75' Kashima Antlers make a change. Yuki Kakita trudges off to be replaced by Shu Morooka on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryotaro Araki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' FC Tokyo make a change. Ryoma Watanabe trudges off to be replaced by Naoki Kumata on 86 minutes.
  • 89' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a card on 89.
  • 90' Koki Anzai was booked on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Yu Funabashi. He replaces Shu Morooka on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Tokyo.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo32% Draw26% Kashima Antlers42%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
58%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
68%
FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo25% Draw41% Kashima Antlers34%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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