Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 07:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 28,608 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kei Chinen 5' 1–0

1–1 89' Shin Yamada

1–2 90+11' Akihiro Ienaga pen

Y 38' Marcinho

R 83' Kazuya Yamamura

Ryotaro Araki 90' R

Overview

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

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Assistant 1 Hiroyuki Igarashi
Assistant 2 Satoshi Michiyama (Japan)

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

Kashima Antlers 28 games · Avg 2.5 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–2	L
18 Feb	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	2–0	W
05 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–0	W
08 Oct	Jubilo Iwata	A	3–3	D
01 Oct	FC Tokyo	H	0–1	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Kashima Antlers	A	2–1	W
17 Feb	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	FC Tokyo	A	3–2	W
29 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	2–1	W
12 Oct	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–1	W
08 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–2	W

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

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale get this one started.
5' Kei Chinen adds to his 0 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Ikuma Sekigawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' A quiet spell here at Kashima Soccer Stadium. Kashima Antlers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a Yellow card on 38.
43' Yusuke Segawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 56 minute. Joao Schmidt leaves to be changed by Asahi Sasaki.
58' Yuta Matsumura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoya Fujii on 58 minute.
63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Kashima Antlers winning 100% of all matches.
68' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Kei Chinen departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Araki.
69' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Yuta Higuchi has done his job and it is now time for Hayato Nakama to step up.
72' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Ryota Ohshima exits the field as Daiya Tono enters on 72.
77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
78' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Taisei Miyashiro is replaced by Shin Yamada.
79' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Yasuto Wakizaka is withdrawn and Tatsuki Seko gets his opportunity.
82' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Kazuya Yamamura.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kazuya Yamamura.
86' Yuki Kakita is replacing Yuma Suzuki for the Kashima Antlers side.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shin Yamada makes it 1-1.
90' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Ryotaro Araki gets a Red card.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

31
Yuya Oki
8
Shoma Doi
22
Rikuto Hirose
10
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 68'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 58'
33
Hayato Nakama ↑ 69'
37
Yuki Kakita ↑ 86'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 79'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 79'
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 72'
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 56'
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 79'
27
Yuto Matsunagane

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Yuma Suzuki	2
Marcinho	2
Juan	2
Kento Misao	2
Tatsuya Hasegawa	2
Kazuya Yamamura	2

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-02-18 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2022-11-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2022-10-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2022-10-08 Jubilo Iwata 3–3 Kashima Antlers D 2022-10-01 Kashima Antlers 0–1 FC Tokyo L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-02-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2022-11-05 FC Tokyo 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-10-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers39% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale36%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

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	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

64%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

61%

Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers33% Draw42% Kawasaki Frontale25%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 0

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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