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

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J. League · 2026

Kashima Antlers

1 – 0

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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

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

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	Tōkyō 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	Tōkyō 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

14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

14% 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

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/5

61-75

3/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashima Antlers

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

Urawa Red Diamonds

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds — let the football do the talking.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Kashima Antlers are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' Urawa Red Diamonds has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Matsumura made 454 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Hirokazu Ishihara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
45' Naomichi Ueda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 365 appearances.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Kashima Antlers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
61' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 61.
64' Kyosuke Tagawa makes way for Shu Morooka at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Matheus Savio is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
73' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Takuro Kaneko trudges off to be replaced by Renji Hidano on 73 minutes.
76' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 76 minute. Gaku Shibasaki leaves to be changed by Kei Chinen.
81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kimito Nono makes no mistake. 1-0!
84' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Matheus Savio by Hiroki Abe on 84 minute.
87' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Koki Anzai is replaced by Ryoya Ogawa.
88' Leo Ceara makes way for Keisuke Tsukui at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashima Antlers.
90' Poor challenge from Toru Oniki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Ado Onaiwu exits the field as Toshikazu Teruuchi enters on 90.
It finishes all square. Kashima Antlers and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 1-0.

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
Arthur Caike	3
Yuma Suzuki	3
Takuya Iwanami	3
Shoma Doi	2
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Yuki Muto	2
Ikuma Sekigawa	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 Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 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.