Kashima Antlers vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 16 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 16 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
- Assistant 1 Masaru Hasegawa (Japan)
- Assistant 2
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May FC Machida Zelvia H 1–1 D 29 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 1–2 L 24 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W 18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 12 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–0 W 04 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock A 3–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 29 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock A 4–5 L 11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W 05 Apr FC Tokyo A 0–0 D 01 Apr FC Tokyo H 0–3 L 28 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers FC Machida Zelvia #1 Position #3 39 Points 33 16 Played 16 13 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 12 / 0 / 4 37 Scored 37 20 Conceded 28 +17 GD +9 2.44 PPG 2.06 81% Win % 75% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history56% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (39 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 3rd (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/346-603/261-752/–76+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-151/–16-301/–31-451/146-603/161-752/176+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Machida Zelvia gets underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tete Yengi suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Machida Zelvia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' 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.
- 35' Kashima Antlers 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.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuma Suzuki, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 16 goals in the last 12 games.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tete Yengi on 41.
- 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Neta Lavi on 48.
- 50' Goal! Leo Ceara scores his 82 goal in 167 matches.
- 53' What an equalizer from Tete Yengi!
- 57' The referee calls foul for Kotaro Hayashi. He receives a card.
- 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 67' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' FC Machida Zelvia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
- 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 89 games and scored 110 goals.
- 82' Neta Lavi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kotaro Hayashi made 126 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Machida Zelvia player. Hiroyuki Mae gets a card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Kashima Antlers Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 9
- 10
- 13
- 55
- 40
- 77
- 27
- 1
- 16
- 22
- 3
Bench
- 7
- 11
- 25
- 5
- 14
- 29
- 71
- 19
- 24
Coach Toru OnikiFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 27
- 1
- 3
- 19
- 31
- 88
- 16
- 50
- 10
- 26
- 99
Bench
- 18
- 11
- 23
- 5
- 13
- 8
- 9
- 34
- 6
Coach Go Kuroda -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuma Suzuki 2 Hokuto Shimoda 1 Kyosuke Tagawa 1 Yuki Soma 1 Daihachi Okamura 1 Leo Ceara 1 Tete Yengi 1 Yu Hirakawa 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
FC Machida Zelvia Form
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Prediction accuracy2 / 41.92 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.09Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 77%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 47%Kashima Antlers or FC Machida Zelvia 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8.3%1 – 0 8%0 – 0 6.2%3 – 1 6%1 – 2 5.8%2 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 5.2%0 – 1 4.6%3 – 2 3.6%0 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 22% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 13% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 32% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.