Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
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 Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonKashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 7' Kashima Antlers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yuma Suzuki on 7.
- 12' Kengo Kitazume needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
- 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 27' 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 Yuya Oki suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' It’s high time Tadahiro Akiba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyosuke Tagawa, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 47' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 52' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' The whistle greets Kei Chinen as he departs to be replaced by Kento Misao.
- 62' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Talles departs to be replaced by Yuta Matsumura.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Hikaru Nakahara. He replaces Kai Matsuzaki on 65 minute.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Yuta Matsumura.
- 71' 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.
- 73' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keisuke Tsukui is hanging Aleksandar Cavric on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' Matheus Bueno is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
- 77' The whistle greets Capixaba as he departs to be replaced by Kazuki Kozuka.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Kengo Kitazume. He replaces Sodai Hasukawa on 81 minute.
- 83' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Yu Funabashi by Gaku Shibasaki on 83 minute.
- 88' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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13
Kei Chinen ↓ Kento Misao 61'
- 55
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Yuta Higuchi 61'
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- 40
- 25
- 77
- 1
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 83'
- 3
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17
Talles ↓ Yuta Matsumura 62'
Bench
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 83'
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6
Kento Misao ↑ 61'
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↑ 61'
- 29
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 62'
- 28
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23
Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 73'
- 36
- 45
Coach Toru OnikiShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Capixaba ↓ Kazuki Kozuka 77'
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33
Takashi Inui ↓ Shinya Yajima 65'
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- 23
- 98
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4
Sodai Hasukawa ↓ Kengo Kitazume 81'
- 14
- 66
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19
Kai Matsuzaki ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 65'
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36
Zento Uno ↓ Motoki Nishihara 77'
- 70
Bench
- 99
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21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 65'
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8
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 77'
- 41
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5
Kengo Kitazume ↑ 81'
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11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 65'
- 71
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55
Motoki Nishihara ↑ 77'
Coach Tadahiro Akiba -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ayase Ueda 7 Yuma Suzuki 2 Yasushi Endo 2 Shoma Doi 2 Benjamin Kololli 1 Serginho 1 Kento Misao 1 Toshiki Takahashi 1 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.06 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.83 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.89Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.6%1 – 0 Actual1 – 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.