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

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J. League · 2025

Kashima Antlers

3 – 1

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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

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Kashima Antlers vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

0% 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

–/–

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 Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
8' Tae-hyeon Kim is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
12' It’s gonna be a card for Hinata Kida.
17' 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.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' GOAL! Vitor Bueno fires home to make it 0-1!
31' GOAL! Kei Chinen fires home to make it 1-1!
36' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' Yuma Suzuki gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Talles and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kei Chinen.
53' Leo Ceara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Shinji Kagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyohei Yoshino at the 62 minute mark.
64' Shinnosuke Hatanaka picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' Yuta Matsumura is replacing Kimito Nono for the Kashima Antlers side.
68' The deadlock is broken! Yuta Matsumura gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
71' Kei Chinen makes way for Kento Misao at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
74' Shion Homma makes way for Thiago Andrade at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
79' Kimito Nono has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kashima Antlers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Ryoya Ogawa
6
Kento Misao ↑ 71'
40
Yuma Suzuki ↑ 46'
77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 67'
29
Yuji Kajikawa
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 67'
20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 46'
28
Shuhei Mizoguchi
4
Kaito Chida

Coach Toru Oniki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Dion Cools
77
Lucas Fernandes ↑ 62'
8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 62'
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 46'
10
Shunta Tanaka ↑ 62'
11
Thiago Andrade ↑ 74'
31
Rikito Inoue
48
Masaya Shibayama
1
Koki Fukui

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	5
Everaldo	3
Yuta Matsumura	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Riki Harakawa	2
Arthur Caike	2
Serginho	1
Vitor Bueno	1

Head to Head

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.