Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Diego Pituca
Joao Schmidt 26' Y
Y 27' Yuta Higuchi
Y 36' Koki Anzai
Y 36' Ikuma Sekigawa
Kento Tachibanada 68' Y

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

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

11
5
12
Kawasaki Frontale 28 games · Avg 2.5 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
20 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 4–1 W
07 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–1 W
30 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
09 Jul Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
02 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
21 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
14 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
06 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
30 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
16 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D

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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Kawasaki Frontale host Kashima Antlers — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Brazil international Arthur Caike has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 7' That is a Yellow card for Kashima Antlers. Diego Pituca will be fuming at that decision.
  • 8' Brilliant from the ! Akihiro Ienaga makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 8.
  • 13' 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 Jesiel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' What composure from Yasuto Wakizaka! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 19' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Schmidt is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — Yellow card on 26.
  • 27' Yuta Higuchi is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Koki Anzai.
  • 41' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hayato Nakama makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' The crowd applauds Yu Kobayashi as he leaves the pitch. Kei Chinen steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Yu Funabashi. He replaces Hayato Nakama on 61 minute.
  • 66' It’s high time Daiki Iwamasa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kento Tachibanada.
  • 72' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Yasuto Wakizaka has done his job and it is now time for Ryota Ohshima to step up.
  • 73' The whistle greets Yuta Higuchi as he departs to be replaced by Ryotaro Nakamura.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryuji Izumi made 439 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Arthur Caike departs to be replaced by Bueno.
  • 90' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Kento Tachibanada trudges off to be replaced by Kazuya Yamamura on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Leo Ceara 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Marcinho 2
Juan 2
Kento Misao 2
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2

Head to Head

2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2022-02-26 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-30 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-14 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2022-08-20 Avispa Fukuoka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Kashima Antlers Form

2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2022-08-21 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2022-08-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-07-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Kashima Antlers L 2022-07-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale48% Draw24% Kashima Antlers28%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
72%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
52%
Kawasaki Frontale or Kashima Antlers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale30% Draw43% Kashima Antlers27%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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