Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 3 May 2026 · 07:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 31,742 HT 45' · FT 45'
Leo Ceara 50' 1–0
1–1 53' Tete Yengi
Y 41' Tete Yengi
Y 48' Neta Lavi
Y 57' Kotaro Hayashi
Y 90' Hiroyuki Mae

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Masaru Hasegawa (Japan)
  • Assistant 2
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

3
1
2
Kashima Antlers 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-12-08 Kashima Antlers 3–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #13
45 Points 37
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
40 Scored 42
20 Conceded 33
+20 GD +9
2.50 PPG 2.06
83% Win % 72%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
54% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 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
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
6/1
76+
9/1
■ 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
FC Machida Zelvia
Takuma Nishimura 5 G
Koki Ogawa 4 G
Yuki Soma 3 G 4 A
Tete Yengi 3 G 1 A
Hiroki Mochizuki 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hotaka Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' 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 Naomichi Ueda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tete Yengi on 41.
  • 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' Neta Lavi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Leo Ceara makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 53' Tete Yengi does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Machida Zelvia surge ahead!
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kotaro Hayashi.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Gaku Shibasaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' Kosei Tani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Machida Zelvia backline.
  • 87' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Hiroyuki Mae. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 2
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Yuki Soma 1
Daihachi Okamura 1
Leo Ceara 1
Tete Yengi 1
Yu Hirakawa 1
Yuta Higuchi 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2025-06-21 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-12-08 Kashima Antlers 3–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-24 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-04 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–3 Kashima Antlers L

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-04-11 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-04-05 FC Tokyo 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tokyo L 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.94 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers54% Draw24% FC Machida Zelvia22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Machida Zelvia
46%
Kashima Antlers or FC Machida Zelvia
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers40% Draw43% FC Machida Zelvia17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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