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

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J. League · 2026-27

Tokyo Verdy

0 – 2

Full Time

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

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

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

Tokyo Verdy 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Tokyo 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	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–2	W
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
23 May	FC Tokyo	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

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

25% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

25% 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

–/5

61-75

1/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/5

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	12 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Ajinomoto Stadium. Tōkyō Verdy are looking to make home advantage count against Kashima Antlers.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
8' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 8.
13' It looks like no one’s ball. Tōkyō Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
17' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
18' Rei Hirakawa is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Tōkyō Verdy and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
33' Rikuto Hirose is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashima Antlers so far.
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Matheus Bueno.
41' A change in the Tokyo Verdy ranks — Koki Morita exits the field as Joi Yamamoto enters on 41.
42' The deadlock is broken! Leo Ceara gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
46' Fresh legs for Tokyo Verdy! Ryosuke Shirai comes on to replace Issei Kumatoriya.
50' Leo Ceara does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashima Antlers surge ahead!
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 454 games and scored 481 goals.
60' Itsuki Someno makes way for Soma Kanda at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Tokyo Verdy.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
72' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Rei Hirakawa departs to be replaced by Kai Shibato.
73' The whistle greets Yuan Matsuhashi as he departs to be replaced by Shion Nakayama.
78' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
83' Keisuke Tsukui gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Rikuto Hirose and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Kashima Antlers ring the changes. Matheus Bueno has done his job and it is now time for Anthony Motosuna to step up.
90' Gakuto Kawamura is replacing Ryosuke Shirai for the Tokyo Verdy side.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Tōkyō Verdy 0-2 Kashima Antlers.

Lineups

Tokyo 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
Kosuke Saito	1
Yudai Kimura	1
Tomoya Miki	1
Kimito Nono	1
Yuta Matsumura	1

Head to Head

Tokyo Verdy Form

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

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-08-29 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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

Tokyo 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

Tokyo Verdy or Draw

36%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

85%

Tokyo Verdy or Kashima Antlers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Tokyo 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 — Tokyo Verdy

Handicap	Tokyo 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

Tokyo 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.