Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2023
Kashima Antlers
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

12
6
11
Kashima Antlers 29 games · Avg 2.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Júbilo Iwata A 3–3 D
01 Oct FC Tokyo H 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' What a night it is going to be! Kashima Antlers welcome Kawasaki Frontale for this crunch clash at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
  • 5' Kei Chinen puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 460 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Takuma Ominami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daiki Iwamasa might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact 4-1-2-3.
  • 38' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Joao Schmidt is replaced by Asahi Sasaki.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Tomoya Fujii is replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' Kashima Antlers make a change. Kei Chinen trudges off to be replaced by Ryotaro Araki on 68 minutes.
  • 69' The Kashima Antlers bench stirs into life. Yuta Higuchi is withdrawn and Hayato Nakama gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiya Tono is hanging Ryota Ohshima on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' The whistle greets Taisei Miyashiro as he departs to be replaced by Shin Yamada.
  • 79' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsuki Seko is hanging Yasuto Wakizaka on the field on 79 minute.
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Kazuya Yamamura on 82 minutes.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a card for Kazuya Yamamura.
  • 86' Yuki Kakita gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Yuma Suzuki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Shin Yamada has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Ryotaro Araki.
  • Kawasaki Frontale celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Leo Ceara 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Marcinho 3
Juan 2
Kento Misao 2
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2
Kazuya Yamamura 2

Head to Head

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

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 Júbilo 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
6%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
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.