Kashima Antlers vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kashima Antlers

3 – 0

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FC Tōkyō

Sun 9 May 2021 · 08:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Tomohiro Inoue
Referee Akihiro Takeda
Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Referee Yosuke Takebe

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

Kashima Antlers 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Tōkyō

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2020-08-26 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2020-07-26 Kashima Antlers 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2019-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2019-04-14 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	FC Tōkyō	H	3–0	W
01 May	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
24 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
17 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–1	W

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–3	L
01 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–3	L
24 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–2	L
17 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–4	L
07 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		FC Tōkyō
#11	Position	#12
45	Points	37
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	13 / 0 / 5
40	Scored	55
20	Conceded	42
+20	GD	+13
2.50	PPG	2.06
83%	Win %	72%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (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 Tōkyō

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

8/1

61-75

10/–

76+

7/1

■ 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 Tōkyō

Motoki Nagakura	8 G	3 A
Marcelo Ryan	5 G	2 A
Dani Gomez	5 G
Soma Anzai	5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium!
5' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Yuta Matsumura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' A goal from the Japan international Koki Machida! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-0!
27' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
32' The 37-year-old Takuya Aoki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Shoma Doi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
42' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
45' Magnificent from Yuta Matsumura! That is 10 goals in 460 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' The whistle greets Joan Oumari as he departs to be replaced by Bruno Uvini.
51' Takumi Nakamura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' Juan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuta Matsumura at the 66 minute mark.
68' Kyosuke Tagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kensuke Nagai at the 68 minute mark.
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuya Oki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashima Antlers.
76' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Arthur by Adailton on 76 minute.
78' Yasushi Endo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryohei Shirasaki on 78 minute.
83' Adailton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
85' Ayase Ueda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shoma Doi at the 85 minute mark.
87' Assisted by Yasushi Endo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ayase Ueda makes no mistake. 3-0!
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Pituca ↑ 78'
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 78'
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 85'
18
Ayase Ueda ↑ 85'
23
Naoki Hayashi
1
Sun-Tae Kwon
7
Juan ↑ 66'

Coach Naoki Soma

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Yojiro Takahagi
27
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 68'
15
Adailton ↑ 76'
1
Tsuyoshi Kodama
22
Takumi Nakamura ↑ 46'
31
Shuto Abe ↑ 46'
5
Bruno Uvini ↑ 46'

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	5
Ryoma Watanabe	4
Ayase Ueda	3
Yuma Suzuki	2
Yuki Kakita	2
Shu Morooka	2
Everaldo	2
Juan Alano	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-05-01 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-04-17 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-04-11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2021-04-07 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-05-01 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2021-04-24 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2021-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-07 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.47 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 FC Tōkyō xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Kashima Antlers to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers67% Draw19% FC Tōkyō14%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

86%

Draw or FC Tōkyō

33%

Kashima Antlers or FC Tōkyō

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers49% Draw37% FC Tōkyō14%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.6%

4 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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