Tōkyō Verdy vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Tōkyō Verdy

0 – 2

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Leo Ceara

0–2 50' Leo Ceara

Y 8' Ryoya Ogawa

Y 17' Rikuto Hirose

Rei Hirakawa 18' Y

Y 36' Matheus Bueno

Y 36' Elber

Overview

Match Preview

Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Atsushi Kamimura

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Tōkyō Verdy 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Tōkyō Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers 2026-04-29 Tōkyō Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2026-03-07 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2025-11-30 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-02-22 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tōkyō Verdy

Recent Form

Tōkyō Verdy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
22 Aug	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–0	D
14 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–3	L
24 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–6	L
16 May	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	1–0	W
13 May	FC Machida Zelvia	A	0–1	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Tōkyō Verdy	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–2	W
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
23 May	FC Tōkyō	H	1–0	W
17 May	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	2–0	W
10 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	6–5	W

Season Stats

Tōkyō Verdy		Kashima Antlers
#15	Position	#11
28	Points	45
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	15 / 0 / 3
29	Scored	40
32	Conceded	20
-3	GD	+20
1.56	PPG	2.50
56%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Tōkyō Verdy this season

23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Tōkyō Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tōkyō Verdy

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

–/8

61-75

4/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tōkyō Verdy

Naoki Hayashi	2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi	1 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Tokyo Verdy and Kashima Antlers is underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
8' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 8.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
17' Rikuto Hirose was booked on 17.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Rei Hirakawa is booked for Tokyo Verdy — card on 18.
23' Tokyo Verdy is showing some good football. However, Tokyo Verdy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
36' The referee calls foul for Matheus Bueno. He receives a card.
41' Fresh legs for Tokyo Verdy! Joi Yamamoto comes on to replace Koki Morita.
42' Leo Ceara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
46' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 46 minute. Issei Kumatoriya leaves to be changed by Ryosuke Shirai.
50' Leo Ceara adds to his 11 season tally! Kashima Antlers lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
55' Tokyo Verdy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' The whistle greets Itsuki Someno as he departs to be replaced by Soma Kanda.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tokyo Verdy and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kashima Antlers winning 100% of all matches.
72' A tactical swap from Tokyo Verdy — Kai Shibato on, Rei Hirakawa off on 72 minutes.
73' Shion Nakayama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuan Matsuhashi on 73 minute.
78' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
83' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Rikuto Hirose is replaced by Keisuke Tsukui.
88' Anthony Motosuna is replacing Matheus Bueno for the Kashima Antlers side.
90' Gakuto Kawamura is replacing Ryosuke Shirai for the Tokyo Verdy side.
The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Tōkyō Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Kento Misao ↑ 73'
77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 73'
21
Taiki Yamada
23
Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 83'
3
Tae-hyeon Kim
4
Kaito Chida
30
Minato Yoshida ↑ 88'
35
Anthony Motosuna ↑ 88'
24
Haruki Hayashi ↑ 83'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leo Ceara	4
Yuma Suzuki	4
Hiroto Yamami	2
Kimito Nono	1
Yuta Matsumura	1
Issei Kumatoriya	1
Taiju Yoshida	1
Naomichi Ueda	1

Head to Head

Tōkyō Verdy Form

2026-08-29 Tōkyō Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-08-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2026-08-14 Tōkyō Verdy 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2026-05-24 Tōkyō Verdy 0–6 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-05-16 FC Mito Holly Hock 0–1 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy L

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-08-29 Tōkyō Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2026-08-22 Kashima Antlers 3–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-08-15 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-05-23 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2026-05-17 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2026-05-10 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–6 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.79 Tōkyō Verdy xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.28 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Kashima Antlers to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Tōkyō Verdy15% Draw21% Kashima Antlers64%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Tōkyō Verdy or Draw

36%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

85%

Tōkyō Verdy or Kashima Antlers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Tōkyō Verdy10% Draw39% Kashima Antlers51%

Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.2%

1 – 1

9.1%

0 – 3

8.8%

1 – 3

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 4

1 – 4

4.1%

2 – 2

3.6%

2 – 1

3.2%

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Tōkyō Verdy

Handicap	Tōkyō Verdy covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	7%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	23%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	21%	26%
+2.5	74%	—	26%

Clean Sheet

Tōkyō Verdy keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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