Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 14 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 31 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Oct Kashima Antlers A 0–0 D 27 Sep Albirex Niigata H 4–2 W 23 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–1 W 13 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 31 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 5–4 W 23 Aug Yokohama FC H 3–2 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Gamba Osaka #1 Position #4 34 Points 25 14 Played 15 11 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 6 29 Scored 58 16 Conceded 49 +13 GD +9 2.43 PPG 1.67 79% Win % 60% Key Stats
36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)32% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history57% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season27% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (34 pts). Gamba Osaka are 4th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Gamba Osaka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Gamba Osaka 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.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 21' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Misao.
- 26' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 31' Issam Jebali has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Makoto Mitsuta made 313 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Takeru Kishimoto. He receives a card.
- 57' It’s high time Dani Poyatos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Rin Mito. He replaces Ryoya Yamashita on 60 minute.
- 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aleksandar Cavric suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Elber is replaced by Yuta Matsumura on 66 minute.
- 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Homare Tokuda. He replaces Leo Ceara on 72 minute.
- 77' Rin Mito needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Keisuke Tsukui. He receives a card.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Ryotaro Araki. He replaces Yuma Suzuki on 81 minute.
- 86' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Tae-hyeon Kim has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Makoto Mitsuta by Kanji Okunuki on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Kashima Antlers
Starting XI-
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Leo Ceara ↓ Homare Tokuda 72'
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18
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 66'
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40
Yuma Suzuki ↓ Ryotaro Araki 81'
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kei Chinen 72'
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Bench- 10
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13
Kei Chinen ↑ 72'
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 81'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 66'
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23
Keisuke Tsukui ↑ 72'
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34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 72'
Coach Toru OnikiGamba Osaka
Starting XI-
11
Issam Jebali ↓ Deniz Hummet 60'
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10
Shu Kurata ↓ Takashi Usami 60'
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4
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Shogo Sasaki 90'
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Rin Mito 60'
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51
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Kanji Okunuki 90'
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Bench-
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Takashi Usami ↑ 60'
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67
Shogo Sasaki ↑ 90'
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27
Rin Mito ↑ 60'
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44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 90'
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23
Deniz Hummet ↑ 60'
Coach Dani Poyatos -
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Head to Head
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