Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 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 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

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 Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō A 0–0 D
01 Apr FC Tōkyō 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
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
14% 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
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
FC Machida Zelvia
Yuki Soma 3 G 3 A
Koki Ogawa 3 G
Hotaka Nakamura 2 G 1 A
Tete Yengi 2 G 1 A
Takuma Nishimura 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Kashima Soccer Stadium as Kashima Antlers face off against FC Machida Zelvia in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Go Kuroda might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. FC Machida Zelvia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Machida Zelvia backline.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Brazil international Erik has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' FC Machida Zelvia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Tete Yengi was booked on 41.
  • 46' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' FC Machida Zelvia receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Leo Ceara gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 53' Goal! Tete Yengi scores his 7 goal in 363 matches.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Kotaro Hayashi.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Kei Chinen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' The 31-year-old Naomichi Ueda has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' Kashima Antlers currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Machida Zelvia player a card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kashima Antlers 1-1 FC Machida Zelvia.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 2
Shu Morooka 1
Hokuto Shimoda 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Yuki Soma 1
Daihachi Okamura 1
Leo Ceara 1
Tete Yengi 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 Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tōkyō 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.