Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# 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 05 Oct Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D 27 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–0 W 23 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W 20 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W 13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W 31 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Oct Kashima Antlers A 0–0 D 27 Sep Albirex Niigata H 4–2 W 23 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–1 W 13 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 31 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 5–4 W 23 Aug Yokohama FC H 3–2 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Gamba Osaka #1 Position #8 45 Points 28 18 Played 18 15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 40 Scored 61 20 Conceded 53 +20 GD +8 2.50 PPG 1.56 83% Win % 56% Key Stats
36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts). Gamba Osaka are 8th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededGamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Gamba Osaka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Gamba Osaka 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.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 21' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Misao.
- 26' 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.
- 31' Issam Jebali has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Makoto Mitsuta made 313 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Takeru Kishimoto. He receives a card.
- 57' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Rin Mito. He replaces Ryoya Yamashita on 60 minute.
- 65' 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 Aleksandar Cavric suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Elber is replaced by Yuta Matsumura on 66 minute.
- 71' 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.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Homare Tokuda. He replaces Leo Ceara on 72 minute.
- 77' Rin Mito needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Keisuke Tsukui. He receives a card.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Ryotaro Araki. He replaces Yuma Suzuki on 81 minute.
- 86' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Tae-hyeon Kim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Makoto Mitsuta by Kanji Okunuki on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Leo Ceara ↓ Homare Tokuda 72'
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18
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 66'
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40
Yuma Suzuki ↓ Ryotaro Araki 81'
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- 77
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kei Chinen 72'
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Bench
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13
Kei Chinen ↑ 72'
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- 29
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 81'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 66'
- 28
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23
Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 72'
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34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 72'
Coach Toru OnikiGamba Osaka Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Issam Jebali ↓ Deniz Hummet 60'
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10
Shu Kurata ↓ Takashi Usami 60'
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4
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Shogo Sasaki 90'
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Rin Mito 60'
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- 15
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51
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Kanji Okunuki 90'
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Bench
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7
Takashi Usami ↑ 60'
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- 5
- 8
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67
Shogo Sasaki ↑ 90'
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27
Rin Mito ↑ 60'
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44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 90'
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23
Deniz Hummet ↑ 60'
Coach Dani Poyatos -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shoma Doi 4 Ayase Ueda 3 Yuma Suzuki 2 Hayato Nakama 2 Patric 2 Kosuke Onose 2 Tiago Alves 2 Juan 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.39 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Gamba Osaka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 79%Draw or Gamba Osaka 43%Kashima Antlers or Gamba Osaka 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 9%1 – 1 8.6%2 – 0 7.3%3 – 1 7.1%2 – 2 5.7%1 – 0 5.7%3 – 0 5.6%1 – 2 4.9%3 – 2 4.6%4 – 1 4.3%0 – 0 Actual4 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Gamba Osaka covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 18% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 21% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 10% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.