Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Vissel Kobe
0 – 0
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Fri 17 Oct 2025 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Tae-hyeon Kim
Takahiro Ogihara 86' Y
Y 90' Kei Chinen

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Noevir 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

9
7
9
Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-17 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-30 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-05-19 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2023-10-21 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
27 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
23 Sep Tōkyō Verdy H 4–0 W
12 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D
30 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–0 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D
05 Oct Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D
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

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Kashima Antlers
#1 Position #11
35 Points 45
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
41 Scored 40
37 Conceded 20
+4 GD +20
1.94 PPG 2.50
61% Win % 83%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Kashima Antlers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
  • 10' Japan international Yuya Osako has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuya Osako scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
  • 35' Vissel Kobe make a change. Erik trudges off to be replaced by Daiju Sasaki on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Daiya Maekawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Yuta Matsumura comes on to replace Elber.
  • 65' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Nanasei Iino by Rikuto Hirose on 65 minute.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Leo Ceara is replaced by Keisuke Tsukui.
  • 70' Ryoya Ogawa is replacing Ryuta Koike for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Tae-hyeon Kim. He receives a card.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 451 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 83' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryotaro Araki is hanging Yuma Suzuki on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' Takahiro Ogihara is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Katsuya Nagato has done his job and it is now time for Yuki Honda to step up.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 5
Yuma Suzuki 4
Yoshinori Muto 3
Daiju Sasaki 3
Noriaki Fujimoto 2
Shoma Doi 2
Aleksandar Cavric 2
Yuma Suzuki 2

Head to Head

2025-10-17 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-30 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2024-05-19 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2023-10-21 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-10-17 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2025-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2025-09-12 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-08-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-10-17 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2025-10-05 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe32% Draw29% Kashima Antlers39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
60%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
68%
Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe21% Draw48% Kashima Antlers31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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