Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Kashima Antlers 15 games · 37 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 25 Oct Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D 19 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D 04 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 28 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W 23 Sep FC Machida Zelvia H 1–1 D 20 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D 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 Season Stats
Kyoto Sanga FC Kashima Antlers #13 Position #1 20 Points 37 14 Played 15 7 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 12 / 0 / 3 31 Scored 32 31 Conceded 16 +0 GD +16 1.43 PPG 2.47 50% Win % 80% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season60% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 13th (20 pts). Kashima Antlers are 1st (37 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Kashima Antlers kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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 Tomoki Hayakawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 11' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 12' Shun Nagasawa was booked on 12.
- 17' 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.
- 22' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Mitsuki Saito. He receives a card.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' Marco Tulio puts Kyoto Sanga FC on the lead.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Kei Chinen is replacing Yu Funabashi for the Kashima Antlers side.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Ceara, as he is very good at scoring at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a card on 62.
- 64' Ryuma Nakano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitsuki Saito on 64 minute.
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashima Antlers that had 443 games and scored 461 goals.
- 72' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Leo Ceara is replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa on 72 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Shun Nagasawa is replaced by Shogo Asada on 74 minute.
- 79' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' Time for substitution for Kashima Antlers. Aleksandar Cavric is replaced by Homare Tokuda.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Leo Gomes. He receives a card.
- 82' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Kento Misao by Ryotaro Araki on 82 minute.
- 86' Fuki Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Tulio on 86 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Kyoto Sanga FC
Starting XI- 11
- 14
- 2
- 32
- 39
- 24
- 6
- 26
- 5
- 22
- 93
Bench- 29
- 25
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 16
- 44
- 27
- 48
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoKashima Antlers
Starting XI-
9
Leo Ceara ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 72'
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18
Elber ↓ Yuta Matsumura 72'
- 55
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6
Kento Misao ↓ Ryotaro Araki 82'
- 40
- 25
- 77
- 1
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20
Yu Funabashi ↓ Kei Chinen 46'
- 22
- 3
Bench-
13
Kei Chinen ↑ 46'
- 7
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11
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 72'
- 29
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71
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 82'
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27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 72'
- 23
- 4
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34
Homare Tokuda ↑ 81'
Coach Toru Oniki -
Head to Head
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