FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

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Kashima Antlers

Sun 10 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 76' 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)

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

2025-08-10 FC Tokyo 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-01 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo 2024-07-20 Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo 2024-04-07 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-07-16 FC Tokyo 1–3 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L
19 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–2	W
05 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
28 Jun	Yokohama FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jun	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–0	W
22 Jun	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	1–0	W
20 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	3–2	W
05 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
28 Jun	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–2	L
21 Jun	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–2	L
14 Jun	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Tokyo welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aleksandar Cavric, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' A quiet spell here at Ajinomoto Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Naomichi Ueda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Yuta Higuchi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Japan international Ryotaro Araki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 46 minute. Yu Funabashi leaves to be changed by Kei Chinen.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' FC Tokyo make a change. Sei Muroya trudges off to be replaced by Kashif Bangunagande on 54 minutes.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 61 minute. Aleksandar Cavric leaves to be changed by Kyosuke Tagawa.
66' Kento Misao is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Higuchi is hanging Leo Ceara on the field on 75 minute.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Kento Misao is booked for Kashima Antlers — card on 76.
77' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Kota Tawaratsumida exits the field as Leon Nozawa enters on 77.
80' Shuhei Mizoguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Misao on 80 minute.
81' Kyosuke Tagawa does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashima Antlers surge ahead!
86' FC Tokyo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
89' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Kein Sato is replaced by Everton.
0-1 the final result. FC Tokyo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

9
Leo Ceara ↓ Yuta Higuchi 75'
7
Ryoya Ogawa
55
Naomichi Ueda
6
Kento Misao ↓ Shuhei Mizoguchi 80'
40
Yuma Suzuki
25
Ryuta Koike
77
Aleksandar Cavric ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 61'
71
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Yuta Matsumura 46'
1
Tomoki Hayakawa
20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kei Chinen 46'
3
Tae-hyeon Kim

Bench

10
Gaku Shibasaki
13
Kei Chinen ↑ 46'
11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 61'
14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 75'
29
Yuji Kajikawa
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 46'
28
Shuhei Mizoguchi ↑ 80'
23
Keisuke Tsukui
4
Kaito Chida

Coach Toru Oniki

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

2025-08-10 FC Tokyo 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-07-19 FC Tokyo 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-05 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2025-06-28 FC Tokyo 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-06-25 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–3 FC Tokyo W 2025-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–0 FC Tokyo L

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-08-10 FC Tokyo 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-07-20 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2025-07-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-06-28 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-06-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.49 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo32% Draw26% Kashima Antlers42%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

58%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

68%

FC Tokyo or Kashima Antlers

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo24% Draw42% Kashima Antlers34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 0

2 – 3

0 – 3

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%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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