Saturday , 14 November 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
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
8% 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
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kashima Antlers is hosting Kawasaki Frontale for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Miki Yamane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers have won 483 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Kei Chinen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 39 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 40' Japan international Ikuma Sekigawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 61' Juan adds to his 0 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' Juan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Shoma Doi.
  • 67' Yasuto Wakizaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joao Schmidt at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kento Tachibanada made 447 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Leandro Damiao as he leaves the pitch. Kei Chinen steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Kento Tachibanada is replaced by Kazuya Yamamura on 82 minute.
  • 83' The Japan Kazuya Yamamura breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 2-1!
  • 83' Katsuya Nagato is replacing Koki Anzai for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 86' Ayase Ueda makes way for Everaldo at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
  • 90' Arthur Caike catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

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
Kei Chinen 2
Tatsuya Ito 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Juan 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.