Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Nagoya Grampus
0 – 4
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 27 Sep 2025 · 08:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Haruya Fujii 32' Y
Y 36' Aleksandar Cavric
Teruki Hara 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

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

4
4
17
Nagoya Grampus 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L
23 Sep Albirex Niigata A 0–0 D
20 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–1 W
13 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W
31 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
23 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 3–4 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
31 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
23 Aug Albirex Niigata A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Kashima Antlers
#3 Position #11
31 Points 45
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
46 Scored 40
44 Conceded 20
+2 GD +20
1.72 PPG 2.50
56% Win % 83%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Nagoya Grampus have kicked off against Kashima Antlers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Elber makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sho Inagaki made 342 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' GOAL! Leo Ceara scores on 19.
  • 24' Aleksandar Cavric, a Slovakia , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' The crowd applauds Leo Ceara as he leaves the pitch. Yuta Matsumura steps in for Kashima Antlers.
  • 31' With 1 assists to his name this season, Naomichi Ueda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 32' Haruya Fujii picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksandar Cavric on 36.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a card on 50.
  • 55' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Teruki Hara is withdrawn and Yuki Nogami gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Elber is replaced by Shuhei Mizoguchi.
  • 70' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Kensuke Nagai departs to be replaced by Kennedy Egbus Mikuni.
  • 75' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Kasper Junker is replacing Ryuji Izumi for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Homare Tokuda gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Homare Tokuda adds to his 0 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Kashima Antlers take all three points.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hayato Nakama 4
Shoma Doi 3
Mateus 3
Takashi Kanai 2
Kei Chinen 2
Takashi Kanai 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Leo Ceara 2

Head to Head

2025-09-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kashima Antlers 2025-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-11-09 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 2024-02-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–3 Kashima Antlers 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-09-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2025-09-23 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-09-20 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-09-13 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-31 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale L

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-09-27 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kashima Antlers W 2025-09-23 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-09-13 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-08-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus20% Draw23% Kashima Antlers57%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
43%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
80%
Nagoya Grampus or Kashima Antlers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus15% Draw39% Kashima Antlers46%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 4
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 22% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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