Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
11 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo Verdy A 1–2 L 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo #1 Position #2 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
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season22% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts). FC Tokyo are 2nd (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Kashima Soccer Stadium that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and FC Tokyo.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Kento Hashimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
- 35' Keita Endo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 40' That looks like a foul for a card for Sei Muroya.
- 45' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' 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 Kyota Tokiwa suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexander Scholz, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kento Misao made 447 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Ikuma Sekigawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' Kashima Antlers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shu Morooka on 80.
- 85' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' Yuma Suzuki was booked on 89.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Tokyo.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 10
- 55
- 6
- 2
- 40
- 77
- 5
- 29
- 71
- 22
Bench
- 13
- 7
- 25
- 14
- 27
- 21
- 23
- 19
- 24
Coach Toru OnikiFC Tokyo Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2
- 18
- 22
- 24
- 9
- 42
- 23
- 17
- 16
- 27
- 1
Bench
- 3
- 39
- 8
- 37
- 15
- 33
- 31
- 28
- 71
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi -
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
2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.7 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.76 FC Tokyo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.46Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 Tokyo 43%Kashima Antlers or FC Tokyo 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–0 not predicted1 – 0Actual2 – 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.