Thursday , 2 July 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
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 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 Tōkyō 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 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
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
44% 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
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia is underway.
  • 5' Kei Chinen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Leo Ceara scoring 1 goals.
  • 30' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuma Suzuki made 447 appearances and scored 96 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Tete Yengi. He receives a card.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Neta Lavi.
  • 50' Kashima Antlers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leo Ceara on 50.
  • 53' What a strike from Tete Yengi! The score is 1-1.
  • 57' FC Machida Zelvia receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Daihachi Okamura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' 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 Kimito Nono suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Machida Zelvia player. Hiroyuki Mae gets a card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 2
Leo Ceara 1
Tete Yengi 1
Yu Hirakawa 1
Yuta Higuchi 1
Shu Morooka 1
Hokuto Shimoda 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 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 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.