Kashima Antlers vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

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FC Tōkyō

Sat 23 May 2026 · 08:30 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Shu Morooka 79' 1–0

Y 39' Sei Muroya

Yuma Suzuki 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Hiroyuki Kimura

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2026-02-07 FC Tōkyō 6–5 Kashima Antlers 2025-08-10 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-01 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-07-20 Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	FC Tōkyō	H	1–0	W
17 May	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	2–0	W
10 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	6–5	W
06 May	FC Mito Holly Hock	H	3–0	W
03 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–1	D
29 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	A	1–2	L

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
16 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	10–9	W
10 May	Tōkyō Verdy	H	2–1	W
06 May	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	0–3	L
02 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–0	W
29 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–1	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' Welcome to Kashima Soccer Stadium that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and FC Tokyo.
5' Ikuma Sekigawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 458 appearances.
10' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashima Antlers and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
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 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.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' That is a card for FC Tokyo. Sei Muroya will be fuming at that decision.
40' FC Tokyo player sees a card in front of him.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Gaku Shibasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' FC Tokyo 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.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Tokyo's compact 4-4-2.
65' Kashima Antlers currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' The 33-year-old Kento Hashimoto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Yuma Suzuki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
79' GOAL! Shu Morooka fires home to make it 1-0!
80' What a moment for Shu Morooka! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
85' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' It’s gonna be a card for Yuma Suzuki.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Tokyo.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2026-05-17 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2026-05-10 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–6 Kashima Antlers W 2026-05-06 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Mito Holly Hock W 2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-29 Tōkyō Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers L

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tōkyō W 2026-05-10 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-06 FC Tōkyō 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-05-02 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 FC Tōkyō W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.7 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 FC Tōkyō xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers57% Draw20% FC Tōkyō23%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

77%

Draw or FC Tōkyō

43%

Kashima Antlers or FC Tōkyō

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers44% Draw35% FC Tōkyō21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 1

6.3%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	16%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	19%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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