Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Fri 25 Apr 2025 · 10:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Aleksandar Cavric 41' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Kashima Soccer 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

17
4
4
Kashima Antlers 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-05-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
20 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W
12 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Kyōto Sanga FC H 3–4 L
02 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
20 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W
12 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
06 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
02 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–0 W
29 Mar Yokohama FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Nagoya Grampus
#11 Position #3
45 Points 31
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 46
20 Conceded 44
+20 GD +2
2.50 PPG 1.72
83% Win % 56%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 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
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kashima Antlers welcome Nagoya Grampus for this crunch clash at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The 26-year-old Ikuma Sekigawa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Mateus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kennedy Egbus Mikuni is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Aleksandar Cavric. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Gaku Shibasaki is replaced by Yu Funabashi.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' GOAL! Kei Chinen fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kashima Antlers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Teruki Hara on, Kensuke Nagai off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 446 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Kashima Antlers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keiya Shiihashi, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Ryotaro Araki is replaced by Talles.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Asano is hanging Ryuji Izumi on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Tae-hyeon Kim gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Aleksandar Cavric and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Full Time. Kashima Antlers beats Nagoya Grampus

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hayato Nakama 4
Mateus 3
Shoma Doi 3
Tomoya Inukai 2
Takashi Kanai 2
Kei Chinen 2
Takashi Kanai 2
Sho Inagaki 2

Head to Head

2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2023-05-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-04-20 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2025-04-06 Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-04-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-04-12 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-04-06 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-04-02 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-03-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.19 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers62% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus16%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
84%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
38%
Kashima Antlers or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashima Antlers47% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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