Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 15 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Feb Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 22 Feb Tokyo Verdy H 4–0 W 15 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 0–1 L 08 Dec FC Machida Zelvia H 3–1 W 30 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–0 W 17 Nov Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Feb Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 22 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L 15 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–1 D 08 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 30 Nov Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 09 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Kashima Soccer Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kashima Antlers and Albirex Niigata.
- 5' Gaku Shibasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Kashima Antlers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryuta Koike on 10.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' 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.
- 44' GOAL! Ken Yamura scores on 44. Assisted by Jin Okumura
- 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 54' Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 59' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 62' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Ken Yamura by Miguel Silveira on 62 minute.
- 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eiji Miyamoto on 71.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Danilo. He replaces Shusuke Ota on 73 minute.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Yu Funabashi. He replaces Gaku Shibasaki on 76 minute.
- 78' Sensational shot from Hayato Inamura. Albirex Niigata is back in the lead.
- 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Jason Geria. He replaces Eiji Miyamoto on 85 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Leo Ceara as he departs to be replaced by Homare Tokuda.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.
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Kashima Antlers
Starting XI-
9
Leo Ceara ↓ Homare Tokuda 90'
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10
Gaku Shibasaki ↓ Yu Funabashi 76'
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- 2
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40
Yuma Suzuki ↓ Tae-hyeon Kim 90'
- 25
- 5
- 14
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↓ Shu Morooka 62'
- 1
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22
Kimito Nono ↓ Kei Chinen 76'
Bench-
13
Kei Chinen ↑ 76'
- 77
- 29
- 71
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20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 76'
- 23
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19
Shu Morooka ↑ 62'
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3
Tae-hyeon Kim ↑ 90'
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34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 90'
Coach Toru OnikiAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
- 19
- 25
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Riku Ochiai 85'
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28
Shusuke Ota ↓ Danilo 73'
- 3
- 41
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30
Jin Okumura ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 62'
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8
Eiji Miyamoto ↓ Jason Geria 85'
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9
Ken Yamura ↓ Miguel Silveira 62'
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Bench-
20
Miguel Silveira ↑ 62'
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2
Jason Geria ↑ 85'
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11
Danilo ↑ 73'
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7
Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 62'
- 33
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13
Riku Ochiai ↑ 85'
- 21
- 22
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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Head to Head
Kashima Antlers Form
Albirex Niigata Form