Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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4
3
Kashima Antlers 11 games · Avg 1.5 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 Kyōto 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

18% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
18% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
8% 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
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 13 G
Aleksandar Cavric 7 G 1 A
Elber 3 G 2 A
Yuma Suzuki 2 G 2 A
Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Werik 2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Kashima Soccer Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Avispa Fukuoka.
  • 5' Avispa Fukuoka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Kazuki Fujimoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
  • 18' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Yuta Higuchi gets a card.
  • 23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 28' Avispa Fukuoka 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.
  • 33' Yuma Obata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Shosei Usui gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Gaku Shibasaki is withdrawn and Kei Chinen gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Masato Shigemi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 211 appearances.
  • 62' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Aleksandar Cavric has done his job and it is now time for Elber to step up.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Avispa Fukuoka ring the changes. Shosei Usui has done his job and it is now time for Wellington to step up.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Kyosuke Tagawa on, Leo Ceara off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Wellington is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 72.
  • 75' Yuto Iwasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Fujimoto on 75 minute.
  • 77' Kei Chinen was booked on 77.
  • 80' Tomoya Miki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shintaro Nago at the 80 minute mark.
  • 84' Goal! Yu Funabashi scores his 2 goal in 458 matches.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Tomoya Ando. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Hiroki Akino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Leo Ceara 2
Juanma 2
Yu Funabashi 1
Shosei Usui 1
Tatsuki Nara 1
Tomoya Inukai 1
Aleksandar Cavric 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 Kyōto 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.