Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kashima Antlers
1 – 0
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sat 17 May 2025 · 06:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuta Matsumura 66' Y
Y 76' Matheus Bueno

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse — 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

14
3
3
Kashima Antlers 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-10-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
11 May FC Machida Zelvia H 2–2 D
06 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
03 May Nagoya Grampus H 0–3 L
29 Apr FC Tōkyō A 2–0 W
20 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers Shimizu S-Pulse
#11 Position #7
45 Points 24
18 Played 18
15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
40 Scored 40
20 Conceded 42
+20 GD -2
2.50 PPG 1.33
83% Win % 44%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 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
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kashima Antlers and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Yuma Suzuki makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shimizu S-Pulse's shape.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashima Antlers in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 454 games and scored 481 goals.
  • 32' Yuya Oki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Motoki Nishihara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
  • 42' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
  • 47' Yu Funabashi is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 52' Koya Kitagawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Kento Misao comes on to replace Kei Chinen.
  • 62' Yuta Matsumura gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Talles and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Hikaru Nakahara on, Kai Matsuzaki off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yuta Matsumura.
  • 71' 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 Matheus Bueno suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Keisuke Tsukui.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matheus Bueno.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Capixaba as he leaves the pitch. Kazuki Kozuka steps in for Shimizu S-Pulse.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Kengo Kitazume. He replaces Sodai Hasukawa on 81 minute.
  • 83' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Yu Funabashi exits the field as Gaku Shibasaki enters on 83.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayase Ueda 7
Yuma Suzuki 2
Yasushi Endo 2
Shoma Doi 2
Hiroki Abe 1
Benjamin Kololli 1
Serginho 1
Kento Misao 1

Head to Head

2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-10-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-08-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-05-17 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-06 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-05-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-04-29 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-04-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers65% Draw21% Shimizu S-Pulse14%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
86%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
35%
Kashima Antlers or Shimizu S-Pulse
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers46% Draw42% Shimizu S-Pulse12%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 24% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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