Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 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 25 Oct Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D 19 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D 04 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 28 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 23 Sep FC Machida Zelvia H 1–1 D 20 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 17 Oct Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 05 Oct Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D 27 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–0 W 23 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W 20 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC Kashima Antlers #14 Position #1 23 Points 45 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3 32 Scored 40 39 Conceded 20 -7 GD +20 1.28 PPG 2.50 44% Win % 83% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season61% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 14th (23 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-602/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-452/346-603/261-752/–76+6/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Kashima Antlers kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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 Tomoki Hayakawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 11' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 12' Shun Nagasawa was booked on 12.
- 17' 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.
- 22' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Mitsuki Saito. He receives a card.
- 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' Marco Tulio puts Kyoto Sanga FC on the lead.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Kei Chinen is replacing Yu Funabashi for the Kashima Antlers side.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Ceara, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' 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.
- 62' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 62.
- 64' Ryuma Nakano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitsuki Saito on 64 minute.
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 443 games and scored 461 goals.
- 72' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Leo Ceara is replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa on 72 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Shun Nagasawa is replaced by Shogo Asada on 74 minute.
- 79' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Homare Tokuda.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Leo Gomes. He receives a card.
- 82' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Kento Misao by Ryotaro Araki on 82 minute.
- 86' Fuki Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Tulio on 86 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 14
- 2
- 32
- 39
- 24
- 6
- 26
- 5
- 22
- 93
Bench
- 29
- 25
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 16
- 44
- 27
- 48
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoKashima Antlers Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Leo Ceara ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 72'
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18
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 72'
- 55
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6
Kento Misao ↓ Ryotaro Araki 82'
- 40
- 25
- 77
- 1
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kei Chinen 46'
- 22
- 3
Bench
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13
Kei Chinen ↑ 46'
- 7
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 72'
- 29
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 82'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 72'
- 23
- 4
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34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 81'
Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Papagaio 3 Diego Pituca 2 Leo Ceara 2 Masaya Okugawa 1 Yuma Suzuki 1 Marco Tulio 1 Arthur Caike 1 Ryogo Yamasaki 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Kashima Antlers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.91 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 54%Draw or Kashima Antlers 74%Kyoto Sanga FC or Kashima Antlers 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kyoto Sanga FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 1 11.9%0 – 2 10.2%0 – 0 9.8%1 – 2 9.2%1 – 0 6.1%0 – 3 5.5%1 – 3 5.1%2 – 1 5.1%2 – 2 4.2%2 – 0 3.1%2 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 13% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 47% — 53% +1 47% 24% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 17% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 41% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.