Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sun 16 Jun 2024 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoya Fujii 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

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

5
1
Kashima Antlers 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-08-26 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Albirex Niigata 2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D
01 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–2 W
25 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–0 W
19 May Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
15 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3–1 W
12 May Tōkyō Verdy H 3–3 D
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
01 Jun FC Machida Zelvia A 3–1 W
25 May Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L
19 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
15 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–1 W
11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kashima Soccer Stadium that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and Albirex Niigata.
  • 5' Eitaro Matsuda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Albirex Niigata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers have won 477 goals from 451 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Yota Komi gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 46' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Shu Morooka exits the field as Aleksandar Cavric enters on 46.
  • 50' What composure from Tomoya Fujii! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 55' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Danilo is replacing Kaito Taniguchi for the Albirex Niigata side.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 451 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomoya Fujii.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' Albirex Niigata come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Jin Okumura departs to be replaced by Motoki Hasegawa.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Aleksandar Cavric makes way for Homare Tokuda at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popović

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 4
Yuki Kakita 2
Yuta Higuchi 2
Matheus Moraes 1
Tomoya Fujii 1
Yota Komi 1
Kazuhiko Chiba 1
Ryuta Koike 1

Head to Head

2024-06-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Albirex Niigata 2023-08-26 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Albirex Niigata 2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2024-06-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-06-01 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-05-25 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2024-05-19 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2024-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers W 2024-05-12 Kashima Antlers 3–3 Tōkyō Verdy D

Albirex Niigata Form

2024-06-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-06-01 FC Machida Zelvia 1–3 Albirex Niigata W 2024-05-25 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-05-19 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2024-05-15 Albirex Niigata 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers48% Draw27% Albirex Niigata25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
75%
Draw or Albirex Niigata
52%
Kashima Antlers or Albirex Niigata
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers32% Draw48% Albirex Niigata20%
Actual: Albirex Niigata win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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