Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
3 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Tue 23 Sep 2025 · 09:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tae-hyeon Kim 8' Y
Y 12' Hinata Kida
Y 41' Kyohei Yoshino
Kei Chinen 52' Y
Y 64' Shinnosuke Hatanaka

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC — 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

16
3
1
Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
31 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
23 Aug Albirex Niigata A 2–1 W
16 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–3 L
20 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
13 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 4–2 W
31 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
23 Aug Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
16 Aug FC Machida Zelvia A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Cerezo Osaka FC
#11 Position #2
45 Points 31
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
40 Scored 48
20 Conceded 38
+20 GD +10
2.50 PPG 1.72
83% Win % 61%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

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
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
  • 5' Shunta Tanaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 8' The referee has no hesitation. Tae-hyeon Kim is booked for Kashima Antlers — card on 8.
  • 12' Hinata Kida was booked on 12.
  • 17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Japan international Tomoki Hayakawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Vitor Bueno has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Kei Chinen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
  • 36' Naomichi Ueda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a card for Kyohei Yoshino.
  • 46' Kashima Antlers make a change. Talles trudges off to be replaced by Yuma Suzuki on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Gaku Shibasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Kei Chinen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 52.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Leo Ceara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Kyohei Yoshino as he leaves the pitch. Shinji Kagawa steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' Shinnosuke Hatanaka picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Yuta Matsumura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kimito Nono on 67 minute.
  • 68' GOAL! Yuta Matsumura scores on 68.
  • 71' Kashima Antlers make a change. Kei Chinen trudges off to be replaced by Kento Misao on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Shion Homma makes way for Thiago Andrade at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 79' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jin-hyeon Kim made 376 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kashima Antlers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 5
Everaldo 3
Ayase Ueda 2
Riki Harakawa 2
Arthur Caike 2
Yuta Matsumura 2
Ryotaro Araki 1
Shu Morooka 1

Head to Head

2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-02 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-09-16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-09-13 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-08-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-09-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-09-13 Avispa Fukuoka 2–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-08-31 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2025-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2025-08-16 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Kashima Antlers to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers62% Draw20% Cerezo Osaka FC18%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
83%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
38%
Kashima Antlers or Cerezo Osaka FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers46% Draw38% Cerezo Osaka FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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