Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Kashima Antlers

2 – 1

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Albirex Niigata

Wed 26 Feb 2025 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 71' Eiji Miyamoto

Overview

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

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 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	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

Kashima Antlers 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-26 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-10-05 Albirex Niigata 0–4 Kashima Antlers 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Albirex Niigata	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Tōkyō Verdy	H	4–0	W
15 Feb	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
08 Dec	FC Machida Zelvia	H	3–1	W
30 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–0	W
17 Nov	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	0–0	D

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
22 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–2	L
15 Feb	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–1	D
08 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
30 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
09 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kashima Antlers and Albirex Niigata get this one started.
5' Ken Yamura, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' What a moment for Ryuta Koike! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
15' Leo Ceara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 9 goals to his name this season.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' 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.
30' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' 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.
40' Yuto Horigome is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Albirex Niigata so far.
44' A stunning finish from Ken Yamura — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' 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.
54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' A change in the Albirex Niigata ranks — Ken Yamura exits the field as Miguel Silveira enters on 62.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' Albirex Niigata receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
73' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Shusuke Ota is replaced by Danilo on 73 minute.
76' Yu Funabashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaku Shibasaki at the 76 minute mark.
78' Hayato Inamura has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
83' Australia international Jason Geria has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 85 minute. Eiji Miyamoto leaves to be changed by Jason Geria.
90' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Leo Ceara is replaced by Homare Tokuda on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Kei Chinen ↑ 76'
77
Aleksandar Cavric
29
Yuji Kajikawa
71
Ryotaro Araki
20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 76'
23
Keisuke Tsukui
19
Shu Morooka ↑ 62'
3
Tae-hyeon Kim ↑ 90'
34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 90'

Coach Toru Oniki

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Miguel Silveira ↑ 62'
2
Jason Geria ↑ 85'
11
Danilo ↑ 73'
7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 62'
33
Yoshiaki Takagi
13
Riku Ochiai ↑ 85'
21
Ryuga Tashiro
22
Taiki Arai

Coach Daisuke Kimori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	4
Yuki Kakita	2
Yuta Higuchi	2
Ryuta Koike	1
Hayato Inamura	1
Ken Yamura	1
Leo Ceara	1
Matheus Moraes	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-02-26 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-02-22 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-02-15 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2024-12-08 Kashima Antlers 3–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2024-11-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Kashima Antlers D

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-02-26 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-02-22 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-02-15 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2024-11-30 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-11-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Albirex Niigata D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers61% Draw24% Albirex Niigata15%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

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

85%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

39%

Kashima Antlers or Albirex Niigata

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers41% Draw46% Albirex Niigata13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.6%

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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