Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Kashima Antlers

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC Kashima Soccer Stadium 28,777 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kimito Nono 81' 1–0

Y 61' Kai Shibato

Y 72' Matheus Savio

Toru Oniki 90' Y

Overview

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Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masuya Ueda
Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
Assistant 2

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

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 Tokyo	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

Kashima Antlers 27 games · Avg 2.3 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2026-02-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Kashima Antlers 2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-08-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–0	W
04 Apr	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	3–5	L
22 Mar	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	A	3–0	W
14 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–0	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
12 Apr	Tokyo Verdy	H	2–3	L
05 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–2	L
18 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	3–3	D
14 Mar	Tokyo Verdy	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Kashima Antlers		Urawa Red Diamonds
#11	Position	#16
45	Points	25
18	Played	18
15 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
40	Scored	37
20	Conceded	37
+20	GD	+0
2.50	PPG	1.39
83%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Kashima Antlers have kicked off against Urawa Red Diamonds. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' 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.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Urawa Red Diamonds looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuma Suzuki scoring 1 goals.
30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Naomichi Ueda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashima Antlers must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 100% of all matches.
61' It’s gonna be a card for Kai Shibato.
64' Shu Morooka gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Kyosuke Tagawa and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
72' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Matheus Savio gets a card.
73' The whistle greets Takuro Kaneko as he departs to be replaced by Renji Hidano.
76' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Kei Chinen on, Gaku Shibasaki off on 76 minutes.
81' The deadlock is broken! Kimito Nono gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
84' The whistle greets Matheus Savio as he departs to be replaced by Hiroki Abe.
87' The whistle greets Koki Anzai as he departs to be replaced by Ryoya Ogawa.
88' The whistle greets Leo Ceara as he departs to be replaced by Keisuke Tsukui.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Toru Oniki.
90' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Ado Onaiwu is withdrawn and Toshikazu Teruuchi gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.

Lineups

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

13
Kei Chinen ↑ 76'
7
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 87'
77
Aleksandar Cavric
14
Yuta Higuchi
29
Yuji Kajikawa
71
Ryotaro Araki
23
Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 88'
19
Shu Morooka ↑ 64'
24
Haruki Hayashi ↑ 64'

Coach Toru Oniki

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	3
Takuya Iwanami	3
Arthur Caike	3
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shoma Doi	2
Leo Silva	1

Head to Head

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-04 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–3 Kashima Antlers L 2026-03-22 Kashima Antlers 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2026-03-14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Kashiwa Reysol D 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Kashima Antlers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashima Antlers65% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds13%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Kashima Antlers or Draw

87%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

35%

Kashima Antlers or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashima Antlers44% Draw44% Urawa Red Diamonds12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.1%

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers

Handicap	Kashima Antlers covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	20%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	24%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+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

46% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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