Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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 Tokyo 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
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kashima Antlers and Albirex Niigata.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ranko Popovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Koki Anzai, a Japan , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Albirex Niigata 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.
  • 25' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Brilliant from the ! Yota Komi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 43.
  • 46' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandar Cavric is hanging Shu Morooka on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Tomoya Fujii — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Danilo. He replaces Kaito Taniguchi on 56 minute.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' That is a card for Kashima Antlers. Tomoya Fujii will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' The 31-year-old Naomichi Ueda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Albirex Niigata! Motoki Hasegawa comes on to replace Jin Okumura.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Aleksandar Cavric is withdrawn and Homare Tokuda gets his opportunity.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ranko Popovic

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 4
Yuki Kakita 2
Yuta Higuchi 2
Kazuhiko Chiba 1
Ryuta Koike 1
Hayato Inamura 1
Ken Yamura 1
Leo Ceara 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 Tokyo 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.