Kashima Antlers vs FC Mito Holly Hock, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs FC Mito Holly Hock — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 16 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
- FC Mito Holly Hock 16 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
- Assistant 2 Yusuke Hamamoto
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 16 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Gamba Osaka 17 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 8 Tokyo Verdy 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 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 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 16 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 16 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May FC Mito Holly Hock H 3–0 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Kashima Antlers A 0–3 L 02 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D 29 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 5–4 W 24 Apr FC Tokyo A 2–5 L 19 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W 11 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 1–0 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers FC Mito Holly Hock #1 Position #17 39 Points 18 16 Played 16 13 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 10 37 Scored 34 20 Conceded 46 +17 GD -12 2.44 PPG 1.13 81% Win % 38% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history56% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season19% Clean Sheets
FC Mito Holly Hock this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (39 pts). FC Mito Holly Hock are 17th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/346-603/261-752/–76+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Mito Holly Hock0-15–/116-302/231-452/346-601/261-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 444 games and scored 464 goals.
- 10' FC Mito Holly Hock is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Leo Ceara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
- 19' Kashima Antlers player sees a card in front of him.
- 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 29' FC Mito Holly Hock started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 30' FC Mito Holly Hock receives a card for a hard tackle on 30.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Mito Holly Hock winning 50% of all matches.
- 40' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' 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.
- 50' FC Mito Holly Hock looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Arata Watanabe scoring 1 goals.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' Shu Morooka puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
- 63' 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.
- 68' The travelling FC Mito Holly Hock supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 71' Goal! Leo Ceara scores his 87 goal in 167 matches.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 79' What a strike from Leo Ceara! The score is 3-0.
- 84' 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.
- 89' Matheus Leiria Dos Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.
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Kashima Antlers Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 9
- 55
- 6
- 11
- 2
- 25
- 77
- 14
- 1
- 3
- 24
Bench
- 7
- 40
- 29
- 71
- 27
- 20
- 23
- 19
- 22
Coach Toru OnikiFC Mito Holly Hock Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 34
- 7
- 4
- 17
- 25
- 3
- 14
- 19
- 70
- 10
- 9
Bench
- 21
- 6
- 89
- 33
- 82
- 11
- 29
- 39
- 20
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leo Ceara 3 Arata Watanabe 1 Shu Morooka 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
FC Mito Holly Hock Form
2026-05-06 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-05-02 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–1 FC Mito Holly Hock D 2026-04-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–4 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-04-24 FC Tokyo 5–2 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-04-19 FC Mito Holly Hock 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-04-11 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–1 FC Mito Holly Hock W -
Prediction accuracy2 / 43.03 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 FC Mito Holly Hock xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 79% 21% ± 3.5 61% 39% ± 4.5 42% 58% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 84%Draw or FC Mito Holly Hock 34%Kashima Antlers or FC Mito Holly Hock 82%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 7.8%3 – 1 7.7%2 – 0 6.4%3 – 0 Actual1 – 1 6%4 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 2 4.9%4 – 0 4.6%1 – 0 4%4 – 2 3.8%5 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push FC Mito Holly Hock covers -2.5 33% — 67% -2 33% 19% 48% -1.5 52% — 48% -1 52% 19% 29% -0.5 71% — 29% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 8% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 28% ✗FC Mito Holly Hock keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.