Kashima Antlers vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–4 L 02 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 16 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 08 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W 01 Mar FC Tokyo H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Kashima Antlers A 4–3 W 02 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 29 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 16 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W 09 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 01 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Kyoto Sanga FC #1 Position #14 45 Points 23 18 Played 18 15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 40 Scored 32 20 Conceded 39 +20 GD -7 2.50 PPG 1.28 83% Win % 44% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 14th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededKyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 Kyoto Sanga FC for another epic battle.
- 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 Leo Ceara suffering a number of foals already.
- 7' It’s gonna be a card for Taichi Hara.
- 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 16.
- 18' Leo Ceara puts Kashima Antlers on the lead.
- 19' Kyoto Sanga FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 19.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' GOAL! Leo Ceara scores on 30. Assisted by Naomichi Ueda
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' Tomoki Hayakawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Yoshinori Suzuki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Hisashi Appiah Tawiah departs to be replaced by Yuta Miyamoto.
- 47' Joao Pedro Mendes was booked on 47.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Kyo Sato is replaced by Shinnosuke Fukuda on 57 minute.
- 61' What a strike from Masaya Okugawa! The score is 2-1.
- 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuta Matsumura on 65.
- 65' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Gaku Shibasaki by Kento Misao on 65 minute.
- 70' The whistle greets Masaya Okugawa as he departs to be replaced by Marco Tulio.
- 75' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 78' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Murilo on 78 minute.
- 80' GOAL! Papagaio scores on 80. Assisted by Taichi Hara
- 82' Papagaio puts Kyoto Sanga FC on the lead.
- 83' The whistle greets Yuma Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Tae-hyeon Kim. He replaces Yuta Higuchi on 85 minute.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gakuji Ota on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kyoto Sanga FC players.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↓ Kento Misao 65'
- 55
- 2
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40
Yuma Suzuki ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 83'
- 5
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↓ Tae-hyeon Kim 85'
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Ryuta Koike 65'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↓ Shu Morooka 65'
- 1
- 22
Bench
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6
Kento Misao ↑ 65'
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 83'
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25
Ryuta Koike ↑ 65'
- 29
- 20
- 28
- 23
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19
Shu Morooka ↑ 65'
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3
Tae-hyeon Kim ↑ 85'
Coach Toru OnikiKyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Masaya Okugawa ↓ Marco Tulio 70'
- 9
- 14
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39
Taiki Hirato ↓ Murilo 78'
- 50
- 7
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44
Kyo Sato ↓ Shinnosuke Fukuda 57'
- 10
- 26
- 5
- 22
Bench
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11
Marco Tulio ↑ 70'
- 8
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77
Murilo ↑ 78'
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2
Shinnosuke Fukuda ↑ 57'
- 18
- 21
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24
Yuta Miyamoto ↑ 46'
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6
Joao Pedro Mendes ↑ 46'
- 15
Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Papagaio 3 Leo Ceara 2 Diego Pituca 2 Kei Chinen 1 Kimito Nono 1 Shu Morooka 1 Masaya Okugawa 1 Yuma Suzuki 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.09 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Kyoto Sanga FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.38Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 74%Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC 51%Kashima Antlers or Kyoto Sanga FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–4 not predicted3 – 4Actual1 – 1 10%2 – 1 9.2%2 – 0 7.4%1 – 0 6.5%3 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 5.9%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 0 5%0 – 0 4.9%3 – 2 4.2%0 – 1 3.8%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 21% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 13% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.