Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
- Kashima Antlers 14 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 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 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 24 8 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 15 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 16 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 17 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 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 25 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W 20 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W 12 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L 06 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–4 L 02 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 29 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 20 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 12 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L 06 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L 02 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W 29 Mar Yokohama FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
Kashima Antlers Nagoya Grampus #1 Position #5 34 Points 25 14 Played 14 11 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 6 29 Scored 38 16 Conceded 33 +13 GD +5 2.43 PPG 1.79 79% Win % 57% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history57% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season29% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonKashima Antlers are 1st (34 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 5th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Kashima Soccer Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Kyosuke Tagawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' 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.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 425 games and scored 447 goals.
- 40' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' Kashima Antlers player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yu Funabashi is hanging Gaku Shibasaki on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 54' GOAL! Kei Chinen scores on 54. Assisted by Naomichi Ueda
- 59' Mateus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Teruki Hara.
- 66' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 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.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 81' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 82' Talles is replacing Ryotaro Araki for the Kashima Antlers side.
- 87' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Ryuji Izumi is replaced by Yuya Asano.
- 90' Tae-hyeon Kim has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandar Cavric on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Kashima Antlers beats Nagoya Grampus
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Kashima Antlers
Starting XI-
10
Gaku Shibasaki ↓ Yu Funabashi 46'
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- 55
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Yuta Matsumura 46'
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- 40
- 77
- 5
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Talles 82'
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- 23
Bench- 6
- 29
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 46'
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20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 46'
- 28
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3
Tae-hyeon Kim ↑ 90'
- 32
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17
Talles ↑ 82'
- 36
Coach Toru OnikiNagoya Grampus
Starting XI- 1
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18
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Teruki Hara 61'
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- 14
- 15
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Ryuji Izumi ↓ Yuya Asano 89'
- 10
- 6
- 55
- 20
Bench- 17
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70
Teruki Hara ↑ 61'
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9
Yuya Asano ↑ 89'
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27
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 61'
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33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 82'
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- 41
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30
Shungo Sugiura ↑ 82'
Coach Kenta Hasegawa -
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Head to Head
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