Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Tokyo Verdy vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Tokyo Verdy
2 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Wed 29 Apr 2026 · 04:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 28,105 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Kimito Nono
Issei Kumatoriya 34' 1–1
Taiju Yoshida 40' 2–1
Y 42' Kento Misao
YR 70' Kento Misao
Yuta Arai 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Kohei Ando (Japan)
  • Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka

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

2
1
4
Tokyo Verdy 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2026-03-07 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tokyo Verdy 2025-11-30 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-02-22 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy 2024-08-25 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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
29% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ 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)

Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between Tōkyō Verdy and Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Kimito Nono, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' Assisted by Leo Ceara with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kimito Nono makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 24' Tōkyō Verdy currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' Issei Kumatoriya does the damage! The net is bulging and Tokyo Verdy surge ahead!
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' A goal from the Japan international Taiju Yoshida! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-3!
  • 42' It’s a booking for Kashima Antlers player. Kento Misao gets a card.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Kei Chinen is replaced by Gaku Shibasaki.
  • 51' Kashima Antlers 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.
  • 56' Ryota Inoue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 102 appearances.
  • 60' Kashima Antlers make a change. Shu Morooka trudges off to be replaced by Ryotaro Araki on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tōkyō Verdy that had 102 games and scored 85 goals.
  • 66' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Issei Kumatoriya by Kosuke Saito on 66 minute.
  • 70' That is a card for Kashima Antlers. Kento Misao will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Tokyo Verdy receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 77' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Leo Ceara exits the field as Aleksandar Cavric enters on 77.
  • 82' Yuya Nagasawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' Tokyo Verdy ring the changes. Yuta Arai has done his job and it is now time for Ryosuke Shirai to step up.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kashima Antlers.

Lineups

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2026-03-07 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Tokyo Verdy 2025-11-30 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-02-22 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Tokyo Verdy 2024-08-25 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-03-22 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 FC Tokyo W 2026-03-18 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 Tokyo Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Tokyo Verdy32% Draw26% Kashima Antlers42%
Actual: Tokyo Verdy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Tokyo Verdy or Draw
59%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
68%
Tokyo Verdy or Kashima Antlers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Tokyo Verdy20% Draw45% Kashima Antlers35%
Actual: Tokyo Verdy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy

Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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