Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kashima Antlers vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kashima Antlers
3 – 0
Full Time
Tokushima Vortis
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 09:30 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Dusan Cvetinovic
Y 59' Tokuma Suzuki

Overview

Match Preview

Kashima Antlers vs Tokushima Vortis — 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

2
Kashima Antlers 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Tokushima Vortis
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis 2021-04-17 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Tokushima Vortis H 3–0 W
09 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
24 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
11 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L
27 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–0 W
23 Jun Ōita FC Trinita A 0–0 D
Tokushima Vortis
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Kashima Antlers A 0–3 L
09 Aug Gamba Osaka H 2–1 W
11 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–2 D
04 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
27 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–1 L
23 Jun FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kashima Soccer Stadium that hosts another battle between Kashima Antlers and Tokushima Vortis.
  • 3' It’s a booking for Tokushima Vortis player. Dusan Cvetinovic gets a Yellow card.
  • 5' GOAL! Ryotaro Araki fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaki Watai made 37 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks surprising Tokushima Vortis does not make any changes. Shota Fukuoka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yudai Konishi, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tokushima Vortis needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Kashima Antlers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Tokushima Vortis backline.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashima Antlers and Tokushima Vortis are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Tokushima Vortis 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.
  • 57' Another substitution for Tokushima Vortis to replace Masaki Watai by Kazunari Ichimi on 57 minute.
  • 59' Tokushima Vortis player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' Taiyo Nishino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The Tokushima Vortis bench stirs into life. Tokuma Suzuki is withdrawn and Yudai Konishi gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Everaldo is replaced by Ayase Ueda.
  • 79' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur Caike is hanging Ryuji Izumi on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' GOAL! Ryotaro Araki scores on 80.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Koki Sugimori as he leaves the pitch. Taiyo Nishino steps in for Tokushima Vortis.
  • 88' Koki Anzai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Katsuya Nagato at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' A goal from the Japan international Koki Machida! He fires home on 89 to make it 3-0!
  • 90' What composure from Koki Machida! The Japan international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Kashima Antlers and Tokushima Vortis (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Naoki Soma

Tokushima Vortis Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Koki Machida 3
Ryotaro Araki 2

Head to Head

2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis 2021-04-17 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Kashima Antlers

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-08-09 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2021-07-24 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-07-11 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-06-27 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-06-23 Ōita FC Trinita 0–0 Kashima Antlers D

Tokushima Vortis Form

2021-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-08-09 Tokushima Vortis 2–1 Gamba Osaka W 2021-07-11 Tokushima Vortis 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2021-07-04 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-06-27 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2021-06-23 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 FC Tōkyō L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Kashima Antlers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Tokushima Vortis xG
I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers69% Draw21% Tokushima Vortis10%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw
90%
Draw or Tokushima Vortis
31%
Kashima Antlers or Tokushima Vortis
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kashima Antlers48% Draw44% Tokushima Vortis8%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
2 – 0
15.6%
0 – 0
10.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
5.4%
4 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.2%
1 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Tokushima Vortis covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 22% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 26% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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