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

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J. League · 2026

Kashima Antlers

1 – 1

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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.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Assistant 1 Masaru Hasegawa (Japan)
Assistant 2

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 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

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

FC Machida Zelvia

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
#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

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

100% 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

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Kashima Antlers host FC Machida Zelvia — let the battle begin!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' 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.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Ceara made 172 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' 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.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and FC Machida Zelvia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' Tete Yengi is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
48' That looks like a foul for a card for Neta Lavi.
50' Leo Ceara makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Kashima Antlers are in front.
53' What a moment for Tete Yengi! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Kotaro Hayashi is booked for FC Machida Zelvia — card on 57.
62' Kotaro Hayashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 143 appearances.
67' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against FC Machida Zelvia's 3-4-2-1 shape.
72' FC Machida Zelvia come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 94 games and scored 116 goals.
87' Yuta Matsumura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Machida Zelvia tonight.
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.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	2
Daihachi Okamura	1
Leo Ceara	1
Tete Yengi	1
Yu Hirakawa	1
Yuta Higuchi	1
Shu Morooka	1
Hokuto Shimoda	1

Head to Head

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

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.