Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 22 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Arthur Caike 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

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

12
6
11
Kashima Antlers 29 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
18 Sep Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
11 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 0–3 L
28 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–0 W
25 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–0 W
21 Aug Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Kashima Antlers A 2–1 W
18 Sep Tokushima Vortis A 3–1 W
28 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
25 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
21 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
14 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale
#11 Position #14
45 Points 28
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 38
20 Conceded 40
+20 GD -2
2.50 PPG 1.56
83% Win % 56%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (29 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Kashima Soccer Stadium as Kashima Antlers face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It’s high time Naoki Soma made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Yu Kobayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Naoki Soma will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ayase Ueda made 83 appearances and scored 83 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Juan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Juan makes it 1-0.
  • 62' The Juan breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 2-0!
  • 65' Shoma Doi gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Ryuji Izumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Joao Schmidt is replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka on 67 minute.
  • 72' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' Koki Machida, a Japan , has 23 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Leandro Damiao is replaced by Kei Chinen on 78 minute.
  • 82' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Kento Tachibanada is withdrawn and Kazuya Yamamura gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Kazuya Yamamura makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 83' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Koki Anzai departs to be replaced by Katsuya Nagato.
  • 86' Everaldo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayase Ueda on 86 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Arthur Caike gets a Yellow card.
  • Kawasaki Frontale celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Leo Ceara 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Marcinho 3
Akihiro Ienaga 2
Kengo Nakamura 2
Kei Chinen 2
Tatsuya Ito 2

Head to Head

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-09-11 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-08-28 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-09-18 Tokushima Vortis 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-28 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers40% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale35%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
66%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
60%
Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers34% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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