Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 11 May 2025 · 04:05 UTC National Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tae-hyeon Kim 35' Y
Y 44' Asahi Sasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at National 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

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6
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Kashima Antlers 29 games · Avg 2.7 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-11-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-17 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-11-24 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
03 May FC Machida Zelvia H 1–0 W
29 Apr Yokohama FC A 3–0 W
25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
20 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
20 Apr Tōkyō Verdy H 0–0 D
16 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
12 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
09 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–3 D
06 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–2 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' We are underway at National Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 7' What composure from Asahi Sasaki! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' Kawasaki Frontale have won 583 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Tae-hyeon Kim gets a card.
  • 40' 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.
  • 44' Asahi Sasaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
  • 46' A goal from the Japan international Yu Funabashi! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ryotaro Araki is replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
  • 51' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Leo Ceara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Yuto Ozeki is replaced by Hinata Yamauchi on 58 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Leo Ceara is replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Kyosuke Tagawa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Tatsuya Ito has done his job and it is now time for Akihiro Ienaga to step up.
  • 79' Keisuke Tsukui is replacing Yu Funabashi for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 84' Japan international Shin Yamada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' The whistle greets Sai van Wermeskerken as he departs to be replaced by Kento Tachibanada.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-11-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Kashima Antlers 2024-03-17 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-11-24 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-02-25 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-04-29 Yokohama FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-04-20 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Kashima Antlers to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers61% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale18%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
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
83%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
39%
Kashima Antlers or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers44% Draw41% Kawasaki Frontale15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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