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

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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 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

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	Júbilo 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

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' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
5' Kei Chinen puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Miki Yamane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' 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.
30' Kashima Antlers currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Marcinho is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — Yellow card on 38.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daiki Iwamasa might look to freshen things up shortly.
48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
53' 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.
56' Asahi Sasaki gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Joao Schmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
58' Yuta Matsumura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoya Fujii at the 58 minute mark.
63' 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.
68' Ryotaro Araki is replacing Kei Chinen for the Kashima Antlers side.
69' Kashima Antlers make a change. Yuta Higuchi trudges off to be replaced by Hayato Nakama on 69 minutes.
72' Daiya Tono is replacing Ryota Ohshima for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
77' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's 4-1-2-3 shape.
78' Shin Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taisei Miyashiro on 78 minute.
79' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 79 minute. Yasuto Wakizaka leaves to be changed by Tatsuki Seko.
82' Kazuya Yamamura is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
83' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a card in front of him.
86' Yuma Suzuki makes way for Yuki Kakita at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
89' The deadlock is broken! Shin Yamada gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
90' The referee calls foul for Ryotaro Araki. He receives a Red card.
1-2 the final result. Kashima Antlers will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Leo Ceara	4
Marcinho	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
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 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

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.