Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Vissel Kobe

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Kashima Antlers

Fri 11 Sep 2026 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuya Osako pen 56' 1–0

1–1 73' Aleksandar Cavric

Tetsushi Yamakawa 77' 2–1

Y 23' Keisuke Tsukui

Y 25' Rikuto Hirose

Y 90' Kento Misao

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura

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

Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-11 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kashima Antlers 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
06 Sep	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	3–1	W
02 Sep	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–0	W
22 Aug	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–1	L
15 Aug	FC Tokyo	H	2–2	D

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	1–2	L
06 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–1	L
02 Sep	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	2–4	L
29 Aug	Tokyo Verdy	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–2	W
15 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	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

45% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

30% 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

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/5

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

3/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Ren Komatsu	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	5 G	1 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vissel Kobe host Kashima Antlers — let the battle begin!
5' Tomoki Hayakawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
10' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Diego has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Keisuke Tsukui.
25' The referee calls foul for Rikuto Hirose. He receives a card.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 455 games and scored 483 goals.
45' Yosuke Ideguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
56' A stunning finish from Yuya Osako — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' The supporters are chanting for Yan Santos. He replaces Keisuke Tsukui on 65 minute.
70' Aleksandar Cavric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
72' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 72 minute. Tetsushi Yamakawa leaves to be changed by Erik.
73' GOAL! Aleksandar Cavric scores on 73. Assisted by Yan Santos
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tetsushi Yamakawa makes no mistake. 2-1!
79' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Matheus Bueno departs to be replaced by Gaku Shibasaki.
81' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Ryoya Ogawa by Haruki Hayashi on 81 minute.
86' Yan Santos, a Brazil , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Kento Misao was booked on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

7
Ryoya Ogawa ↓ Haruki Hayashi 81'
55
Naomichi Ueda
6
Kento Misao
40
Yuma Suzuki
37
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Ryuta Koike 65'
27
Yuta Matsumura
8
Matheus Bueno ↓ Gaku Shibasaki 79'
1
Tomoki Hayakawa
23
Keisuke Tsukui ↓ Yan Santos 65'
3
Tae-hyeon Kim
34
Homare Tokuda ↓ Aleksandar Cavric 65'

Bench

18
Yan Santos ↑ 65'
10
Gaku Shibasaki ↑ 79'
25
Ryuta Koike ↑ 65'
77
Aleksandar Cavric ↑ 65'
21
Taiki Yamada
4
Kaito Chida
30
Minato Yoshida
35
Anthony Motosuna
24
Haruki Hayashi ↑ 81'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuya Osako	5
Yuma Suzuki	4
Yoshinori Muto	3
Daiju Sasaki	3
Serginho	2
Yuta Goke	2
Noriaki Fujimoto	2
Shoma Doi	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-09-11 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-09-06 Vissel Kobe 3–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-09-02 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2026-08-29 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-08-22 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-08-15 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo D

Kashima Antlers Form

2026-09-11 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2026-09-06 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-09-02 FC Mito Holly Hock 4–2 Kashima Antlers L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.54 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe42% Draw25% Kashima Antlers33%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

67%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

58%

Vissel Kobe or Kashima Antlers

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe28% Draw44% Kashima Antlers28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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