Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season
22% 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
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/4
76+
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.

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
Yasushi Endo 2
Shoma Doi 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Kento Misao 1
Toshiki Takahashi 1
Teerasil Dangda 1
Naomichi Ueda 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.