Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuta Higuchi 18' Y
Y 72' Wellington
Kei Chinen 77' Y
Y 84' Tomoya Ando
Y 90' Hiroki Akino

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Avispa Fukuoka — 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 Tōkyō 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

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Kashima Antlers 10 games · Avg 1.1 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-10-19 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D
10 Aug FC Tōkyō 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
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
09 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 5–2 W
27 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
21 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–2 D
28 Jun Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D
21 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Avispa Fukuoka
#11 Position #10
45 Points 21
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 49
20 Conceded 59
+20 GD -10
2.50 PPG 1.17
83% Win % 39%

Key Stats

10% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
4/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Avispa Fukuoka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tatsuki Nara, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' Yuta Higuchi was booked on 18.
  • 23' Kimito Nono needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 50' Goal! Shosei Usui scores his 7 goal in 200 matches.
  • 55' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Gaku Shibasaki by Kei Chinen on 55 minute.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Elber.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daiki Matsuoka made 200 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Wellington is replacing Shosei Usui for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Kyosuke Tagawa. He replaces Leo Ceara on 69 minute.
  • 72' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
  • 75' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Fujimoto departs to be replaced by Yuto Iwasaki.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Kei Chinen. He receives a card.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Shintaro Nago is replaced by Tomoya Miki on 80 minute.
  • 84' What an equalizer from Yu Funabashi!
  • 84' It’s gonna be a card for Tomoya Ando.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Hiroki Akino is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Juanma 2
Everaldo 1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar 1
Leo Ceara 1
Yu Funabashi 1
Shosei Usui 1
Tomoya Inukai 1
Takeshi Kanamori 1

Head to Head

2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-10-19 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-04-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-08-10 FC Tōkyō 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

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-06-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.44 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers55% Draw22% Avispa Fukuoka23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
78%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
45%
Kashima Antlers or Avispa Fukuoka
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers45% Draw37% Avispa Fukuoka18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.5%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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