Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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 29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W 16 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 08 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W 01 Mar FC Tokyo H 2–0 W 26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 22 Feb Tokyo Verdy H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 01 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 26 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–1 D 22 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 15 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Vissel Kobe #1 Position #4 45 Points 35 18 Played 18 15 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 40 Scored 41 20 Conceded 37 +20 GD +4 2.50 PPG 1.94 83% Win % 61% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts). Vissel Kobe are 4th (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Kashima Soccer Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe.
- 5' Yoshinori Muto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Koya Yuruki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' Vissel Kobe player sees a card in front of him.
- 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 33' GOAL! Leo Ceara scores on 33.
- 38' Caetano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik on 41.
- 46' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yosuke Ideguchi, as he is very good at scoring at Kashima Soccer Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Erik is replaced by Taisei Miyashiro.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tetsushi Yamakawa made 421 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Yosuke Ideguchi departs to be replaced by Klismahn.
- 70' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Shu Morooka.
- 73' Tomoki Hayakawa was booked on 73.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 79' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Yu Funabashi is replaced by Kento Misao.
- 81' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 81 minute. Rikuto Hirose leaves to be changed by Gotoku Sakai.
- 83' The whistle greets Leo Ceara as he departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
- 86' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- With this win, Kashima Antlers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Kashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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Leo Ceara ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 83'
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77
Aleksandar Cavric ↓ Shu Morooka 70'
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- 14
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kento Misao 79'
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22
Kimito Nono ↓ Yuta Matsumura 83'
Bench
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Kento Misao ↑ 79'
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Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 83'
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- 71
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 83'
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Shu Morooka ↑ 70'
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Coach Toru OnikiVissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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27
Erik ↓ Taisei Miyashiro 59'
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Yosuke Ideguchi ↓ Klismahn 69'
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Daiju Sasaki ↓ Koya Yuruki 59'
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Gotoku Sakai 81'
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Yuya Kuwasaki ↓ Caetano 69'
Bench
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24
Gotoku Sakai ↑ 81'
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- 31
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Caetano ↑ 69'
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Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 59'
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Koya Yuruki ↑ 59'
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77
Klismahn ↑ 69'
Coach Takayuki Yoshida -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuya Osako 4 Yuma Suzuki 4 Daiju Sasaki 3 Yoshinori Muto 3 Shoma Doi 2 Yuma Suzuki 2 Ryuji Izumi 2 Ayase Ueda 2 Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.88 Kashima Antlers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Kashima Antlers or Draw 77%Draw or Vissel Kobe 47%Kashima Antlers or Vissel Kobe 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kashima Antlers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 7.7%1 – 0 Actual1 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 6%3 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 5.8%3 – 0 4.7%0 – 1 4.7%3 – 2 3.7%0 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Kashima Antlers
Handicap Kashima Antlers covers Push Vissel Kobe covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 21% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.