Saturday , 15 August 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
7
Kashima Antlers 26 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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kashima Antlers welcome FC Tōkyō for this crunch clash at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
  • 5' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Keigo Higashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 6' Yuki Kakita adds to his 1 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' FC Tōkyō 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.
  • 26' FC Tōkyō are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' What a strike from Diego Oliveira! The score is 1-1.
  • 28' Diego Oliveira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Hayato Nakama is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 38' Ryoma Watanabe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 45' FC Tokyo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Teruhito Nakagawa makes way for Koki Tsukagawa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • 51' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Kaishu Sano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shintaro Nago at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' 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.
  • 64' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yuki Kakita departs to be replaced by Kei Chinen.
  • 69' Kei Koizumi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Kashif Bangunagande. He replaces Yuto Nagatomo on 74 minute.
  • 75' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Yuta Higuchi by Arthur Caike on 75 minute.
  • 76' Yuta Higuchi makes way for Arthur Caike at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • 78' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' 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.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Keigo Higashi is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Adailton on 89 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adailton.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Naomichi Ueda 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.