Kashima Antlers vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Tokushima Vortis — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Tokushima Vortis 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 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 Oita FC Trinita A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Tokyo H 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kashima Antlers to score. At the same time, Tokushima Vortis does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' Tokushima Vortis player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 5' What a strike from Ryotaro Araki! The score is 1-0.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' 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 Kazuki Nishiya suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Masaki Watai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' It’s high time Daniel Poyatos Algaba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' Kazunari Ichimi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 50' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' 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.
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Kazunari Ichimi. He replaces Masaki Watai on 57 minute.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Tokuma Suzuki. He receives a Yellow card.
- 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokushima Vortis that had 37 games and scored 35 goals.
- 69' It looks surprising Tokushima Vortis does not make any changes. Leo Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' Another change for Tokushima Vortis made on 70 minute. Tokuma Suzuki leaves to be changed by Yudai Konishi.
- 75' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Everaldo departs to be replaced by Ayase Ueda.
- 79' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Arthur Caike on 79 minute.
- 80' GOAL! Ryotaro Araki scores on 80.
- 84' Tokushima Vortis manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taiyo Nishino is hanging Koki Sugimori on the field on 84 minute.
- 88' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Katsuya Nagato departs to be replaced by Koki Anzai.
- 89' Goal! Koki Machida scores his 12 goal in 425 matches.
- 90' GOAL! Koki Machida scores on 90.
- Another three points for Kashima Antlers.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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Katsuya Nagato ↓ Koki Anzai 88'
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Kento Misao ↓ Ryota Nagaki 75'
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Shoma Doi ↓ Yasushi Endo 79'
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Arthur Caike 79'
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Everaldo ↓ Ayase Ueda 75'
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Bench
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Koki Anzai ↑ 88'
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Yasushi Endo ↑ 79'
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Ryota Nagaki ↑ 75'
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Arthur Caike ↑ 79'
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Ayase Ueda ↑ 75'
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Coach Naoki SomaTokushima Vortis Lineups
Starting XI
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Seiya Fujita ↓ Shota Fukuoka 70'
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Koki Sugimori ↓ Taiyo Nishino 84'
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Ken Iwao ↓ Joel Fujita 84'
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Masaki Watai ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 57'
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Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Yudai Konishi 70'
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Bench
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Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 57'
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Joel Fujita ↑ 84'
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Shota Fukuoka ↑ 70'
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Yudai Konishi ↑ 70'
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Taiyo Nishino ↑ 84'
Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Koki Machida 3 Ryotaro Araki 2 Head to Head
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 Oita FC Trinita 0–0 Kashima Antlers DTokushima 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 Tokyo L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.94 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.53 Tokushima Vortis xGI would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.47Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 16%2 – 0 15.6%0 – 0 10.3%3 – 0 Actual1 – 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.

