Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kashima Antlers
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sat 20 May 2023 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 17,589 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuki Kakita 6' 1–0
1–1 28' Diego Oliveira pen
Y 45' Shuto Abe
Y 78' Koki Tsukagawa
Y 88' Keigo Higashi
Y 90' Adailton

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto
  • Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Assistant 2 Taku Nakano

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

15
4
8
Kashima Antlers 27 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo 2022-10-01 Kashima Antlers 0–1 FC Tokyo 2022-05-29 FC Tokyo 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2021-10-23 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May FC Tokyo H 1–1 D
14 May Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
07 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
03 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–0 W
29 Apr Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
23 Apr Albirex Niigata A 2–0 W
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
12 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
06 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–5 L
03 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
29 Apr Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W
22 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers FC Tokyo
#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 Tokyo this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' Three points are at stake. Kashima Antlers host FC Tokyo — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 6' Yuki Kakita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' Hayato Nakama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Keigo Tsunemoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tokyo tonight.
  • 27' The Brazil Diego Oliveira breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-1!
  • 28' What composure from Diego Oliveira! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Pituca made 300 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' 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 Shuhei Tokumoto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Kashima Antlers currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shuto Abe.
  • 46' Koki Tsukagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teruhito Nakagawa at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Masato Morishige has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 26 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The whistle greets Shintaro Nago as he departs to be replaced by Kaishu Sano.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yuki Kakita departs to be replaced by Kei Chinen.
  • 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' The whistle greets Yuto Nagatomo as he departs to be replaced by Kashif Bangunagande.
  • 75' Yuta Higuchi makes way for Arthur Caike at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • 76' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 76 minute. Yuta Higuchi leaves to be changed by Arthur Caike.
  • 78' Koki Tsukagawa is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' FC Tokyo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Motoki Nagakura scoring 1 goals.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keigo Higashi on 88.
  • 89' The whistle greets Ryoma Watanabe as he departs to be replaced by Adailton.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 5
Ryoma Watanabe 4
Ayase Ueda 3
Yuma Suzuki 2
Yuki Kakita 2
Shu Morooka 2
Everaldo 2
Koki Machida 1

Head to Head

2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo 2022-10-01 Kashima Antlers 0–1 FC Tokyo 2022-05-29 FC Tokyo 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2021-10-23 FC Tokyo 1–2 Kashima Antlers 2021-05-09 Kashima Antlers 3–0 FC Tokyo

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2023-05-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-05-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima Antlers W

FC Tokyo Form

2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-05-06 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 5–1 FC Tokyo L 2023-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2023-04-29 FC Tokyo 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.3 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers57% Draw22% FC Tokyo21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
80%
Draw or FC Tokyo
43%
Kashima Antlers or FC Tokyo
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers45% Draw39% FC Tokyo16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push FC Tokyo covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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