Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yuzo Sutani
- Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
- Assistant 2 Nariaki Hirose (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L 05 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W 28 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L 22 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–5 L 18 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 2–0 W 14 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 07 Mar Tokyo Verdy H 2–0 W Season Stats
Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Antlers #14 Position #11 28 Points 45 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3 38 Scored 40 40 Conceded 20 -2 GD +20 1.56 PPG 2.50 56% Win % 83% Key Stats
54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonKawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Todoroki Athletics Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kawasaki Frontale and Kashima Antlers.
- 5' 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 Svend Brodersen suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Yuta Matsumura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Haruki Hayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 447 games and scored 468 goals.
- 30' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' 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.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Matsunagane, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Shuhei Mizoguchi is replaced by Koki Anzai on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shuhei Mizoguchi made 447 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Kashima Antlers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yuma Suzuki on 53.
- 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
- 63' Sota Miura was booked on 63.
- 64' Goal! Leo Ceara scores his 88 goal in 171 matches.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Ten Miyagi. He replaces Tatsuya Ito on 65 minute.
- 68' It’s gonna be a card for Yuta Matsumura.
- 70' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Yuta Matsumura is replaced by Haruki Hayashi.
- 72' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Erison departs to be replaced by Lazar Romanic.
- 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Kashima Antlers winning 100% of all matches.
- 81' Kei Chinen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuta Higuchi on 81 minute.
- 82' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Yuki Yamamoto departs to be replaced by So Kawahara.
- 87' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Haruki Hayashi.
- 90' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Leo Ceara by Shu Morooka on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Ten Miyagi 65'
- 49
- 14
- 28
- 23
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6
Yuki Yamamoto ↓ So Kawahara 82'
- 8
- 29
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Erison ↓ Lazar Romanic 72'
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- 13
Bench
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24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 65'
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19
So Kawahara ↑ 82'
- 15
- 38
- 1
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91
Lazar Romanic ↑ 72'
- 27
- 32
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34
Ryuki Osa ↑ 65'
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeKashima Antlers Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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9
Leo Ceara ↓ Shu Morooka 90'
- 55
- 6
- 11
- 40
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14
Yuta Higuchi ↓ Kei Chinen 81'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↓ Haruki Hayashi 70'
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16
Shuhei Mizoguchi ↓ Koki Anzai 46'
- 22
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Bench
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Kei Chinen ↑ 81'
- 7
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Koki Anzai ↑ 46'
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77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 70'
- 29
- 23
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19
Shu Morooka ↑ 90'
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24
Haruki Hayashi ↑ 70'
Coach Toru Oniki -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leandro Damiao 4 Yasuto Wakizaka 3 Kento Misao 2 Tatsuya Hasegawa 2 Kazuya Yamamura 2 Akihiro Ienaga 2 Kengo Nakamura 2 Kei Chinen 2 Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-03-18 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-03-14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale LKashima Antlers Form
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 2026-03-07 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.22 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.31 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashima Antlers winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.53Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 28% 72% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 44%Draw or Kashima Antlers 79%Kawasaki Frontale or Kashima Antlers 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 2 9.2%1 – 1 9.1%0 – 2 Actual1 – 3 7%0 – 1 6.3%0 – 3 5.9%2 – 2 5.6%2 – 1 4.9%2 – 3 4.3%0 – 0 4.3%1 – 4 4.1%0 – 4 3.4%Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 11% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 40% — 60% +1 40% 21% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 18% 21% +2.5 79% — 21% Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.