Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 17 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 16 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Kohei Ando (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 18 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–0 W 12 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W 04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Tokyo H 4–2 W 18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 1–2 L 24 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W 18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 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 Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Kashima Antlers #6 Position #1 28 Points 39 17 Played 16 10 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 3 29 Scored 37 26 Conceded 20 +3 GD +17 1.65 PPG 2.44 59% Win % 81% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season56% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonTokyo Verdy are 6th (28 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (39 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/231-452/246-603/161-752/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededKashima Antlers0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/346-603/261-752/–76+4/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between Tokyo Verdy and Kashima Antlers.
- 5' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuya Nagasawa, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 19' Goal! Kimito Nono scores his 11 goal in 425 matches.
- 24' 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.
- 29' 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 50% of all matches.
- 34' What a strike from Issei Kumatoriya! The score is 1-1.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Sensational shot from Taiju Yoshida. Tokyo Verdy is back in the lead.
- 42' Kento Misao is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 46' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Kei Chinen is replaced by Gaku Shibasaki on 46 minute.
- 51' Kaito Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' 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.
- 60' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 60 minute. Shu Morooka leaves to be changed by Ryotaro Araki.
- 65' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Shu Morooka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Saito. He replaces Issei Kumatoriya on 66 minute.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Misao.
- 74' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Yuta Arai gets a card.
- 77' Aleksandar Cavric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Ceara on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 87' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
- 90' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Yuta Arai departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Shirai.
- Full Time. Tokyo Verdy beats Kashima Antlers
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Tokyo Verdy Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 10
- 9
- 15
- 7
- 21
- 23
- 4
- 25
- 55
- 5
Bench
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- 31
- 8
- 17
- 27
- 40
- 22
- 24
- 45
Coach Hiroshi JofukuKashima Antlers Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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9
Leo Ceara ↓ Aleksandar Cavric 77'
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17
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 46'
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13
Kei Chinen ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 46'
- 55
- 6
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2
Koki Anzai ↓ Haruki Hayashi 77'
- 40
- 1
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19
Shu Morooka ↓ Ryotaro Araki 60'
- 22
- 3
Bench
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 46'
- 7
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77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 77'
- 5
- 14
- 29
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 60'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 46'
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24
Haruki Hayashi ↑ 77'
Coach Toru Oniki -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuma Suzuki 4 Hiroto Yamami 2 Leo Ceara 2 Taiju Yoshida 1 Naomichi Ueda 1 Shintaro Nago 1 Kosuke Saito 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
Kashima Antlers Form
2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-24 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 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 -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.25 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.55 Kashima Antlers xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Kashima Antlers 73% + Both teams to score 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 62%Draw or Kashima Antlers 65%Tokyo Verdy or Kashima Antlers 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokyo Verdy win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 1 8.5%0 – 0 8%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 6.6%2 – 2 5.5%2 – 0 4.7%1 – 3 4.6%0 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Kashima Antlers covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.