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Avispa Fukuoka v Kashima Antlers : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Best Denki Stadium (Fukuoka), Fukuoka

Toru Oniki is aiming for a vital away win in the J-League on Tuesday morning, as he takes his Kashima Antlers side to the Best Denki Stadium (Fukuoka) to visit Avispa Fukuoka and Do-Kyun Kim. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.

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Avispa Fukuoka's next match is v Nagoya at 06:30 on Saturday 17th May
Kashima Antlers's next match is v Shimizu at 07:00 on Saturday 17th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Avispa and Kashima was on Tuesday 6th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 6th 2025
Avispa 0
1 Kashima
 
43' L. de Sousa Pereira
 
AVI
KAS
Shots On
2
4
Shots Off
4
6
Corners
3
4
Possession
43%
57%
Fouls
20
15
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
AvispaKashima
 
T. Nagaishi
T. Shichi
M. Tashiro
Y. Maejima (Y. Hashimoto 72')
T. Ando
H. Akino (D. Matsuoka 57')
S. Nago
T. Miki
Y. Iwasaki
S. Zahedi (W. de Sousa 57')
K. Konno (M. Shigemi 57')
T. Hayakawa
K. Anzai
T. Kim
N. Ueda
R. Koike
(K. Misao 65') Y. Funabashi
(Y. Matsumura 65') T. Brener de Paula
(Y. Higuchi 80') K. Chinen
(L. de Sousa Pereira 28') K. Tagawa
Y. Suzuki
(R. Araki 80') A. Čavrić

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Avispa and Kashima during the traditional 90 minutes. It's a bet the statistics below and the odds both suggest is worth considering, and an outcome that we've seen head to head clashes between these sides has produced in the past. In the absence of an obvious winner, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 37% chance of Kashima coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Avispa
34%
29/20
3%
-
Draw
29%
2/1-
Kashima
37%
2/1
3%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Kashima 1-0
13%
6/1
7%
-
Avispa 1-0
12%
11/2
8%
-
Draw 0-0
11%
11/2-
Kashima 2-1
8%
11/1-
Kashima 2-0
7%
12/1
13%
-
Avispa 2-1
7%
9/1-
Avispa 2-0
6%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Kashima 3-1
3%
28/1
15%
-
Kashima 3-0
3%
33/1-
Avispa 3-1
3%
22/1-
Avispa 3-0
2%
22/1-
Kashima 3-2
2%
40/1-
Avispa 3-2
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
8/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
19/40-
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/8
1%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
11/2-
BTTS - Yes
44%
11/10-
BTTS - No
56%
4/6-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
11/2
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
13/2
6%
-
Home/draw
63%
4/11-
Away/draw
66%
8/15-
Home/away
71%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1/2-
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
6/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
4/1
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
1/6
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
25/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/100-
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/10-
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
6/1-
Home DNB
54%
4/6
3%
-
Away DNB
58%
11/10
5%
-
Avispa win to nil
21%
11/4
7%
-
Kashima win to nil
24%
10/3
4%
-
Avispa / Avispa
21%
3/1-
Avispa / Kashima
2%
33/1-
Avispa / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Avispa
15%
9/2-
Draw / Kashima
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3-
Kashima / Avispa
2%
33/1-
Kashima / Kashima
17%
4/1
9%
-
Kashima / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win J-League table

Avispa have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn zero and won 3. Avispa have conceded 4 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 1 match and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Avispa have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Kashima lay in 1st place on 28 points in the J-League league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 23 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Kashima have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Kashima have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Avispa
Kashima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima Away1611141434 
l
 
0-1A
Aug 16
-
-
2
Kashiwa169611033 
l
 
0-1A
Aug 31
Jul 20
w
 
1-3F
3
Kyoto Sanga17845328 
Jul 21
w
 
0-1F
l
 
3-4F
Oct 25
4
Urawa Reds16754526 
w
 
1-0F
Jul 27
d
 
1-1A
Sep 20
5
Hiroshima15825326 
Sep 27
l
 
2-1A
Jun 14
l
 
1-0A
6
Gamba Osaka16727-223 
Nov 30
l
 
2-1A
Oct 4
May 31
7
Cerezo16646222 
Sep 13
May 24
Sep 23
l
 
1-0A
8
Shimizu16646222 
Aug 23
l
 
3-1A
May 17
Aug 31
9
Kawasaki14563821 
l
 
1-2F
Aug 9
w
 
2-1A
Jul 5
10
Vissel Kobe14635121 
Jun 28
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Oct 18
11
Machida16637-121 
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
w
 
1-0F
Jun 21
12
Avispa Home16637-221 
-
-
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
13
Shonan16637-721 
Oct 25
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
14
Tokyo Verdy16556-520 
May 31
Nov 8
w
 
4-0F
Nov 30
15
Tokyo15546-219 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 23
w
 
2-0F
Aug 10
16
Fagiano16547-219 
d
 
1-1F
Jun 15
Jun 28
w
 
1-2A
17
Nagoya16448-616 
May 17
Dec 6
w
 
1-0F
Sep 27
18
Yokohama16439-715 
Oct 4
l
 
1-0A
Nov 8
w
 
0-3F
19
Albirex15276-513 
Jun 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Aug 23
20
Yokohama FM14158-98 
w
 
2-1A
Sep 20
Dec 6
May 25
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Avispa 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Kashima 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Avispa have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Kashima
League games at Avispa since 2021
Avispa
Kashima
Goals: Scored
2
1
Games: Scored
2 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
2 / 4
AVI
2
D
1
KAS
1
League games at Kashima since 2021
Kashima
Avispa
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
1 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
3 / 4
AVI
1
D
2
KAS
1
Goal Statistics

Kashima Antlers's defensive record is very strong, Toru Oniki's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive J-League outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Avispa Fukuoka makes sense in this context.

Avispa 11th Kashima 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Avispa will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Kashima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Avispa have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+41
Kashima have scored 41% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
%
better
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
%
Defence rating
%
better
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
%

Avispa v Kashima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Avispa J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16415
T MikiT MikiY MaejimaT Kamijima
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Nagaishi GLK4
-
Y Maejima DEF131
2
-
M Tashiro DEF1411
2
-
T Ando DEF163
2
-
T Shichi DEF14
2
1
T Miki MID1641
2
-
H Akino MID91
2
-
K Konno MID151
1
-
S Nago MID161
-
Y Iwasaki MID161
-
S Zahedi FWD151
-
Subs
M Murakami GLK9
-
T Kamijima DEF12
4
1
Y. Hashimoto DEF6
-
M Shigemi MID8
-
T Kanamori MID10
-
D Matsuoka MID15
-
Wellington FWD121
1
-
Kashima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16942
T HayakawaL CearáK AnzaiR Koike
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Hayakawa GLK161
1
-
R Koike DEF1112
2
-
N Ueda DEF163
-
K Tae-Hyeon DEF9
2
-
K Anzai DEF164
1
-
Talles MID51
-
Y Funabashi MID121
-
K Chinen MID122
1
-
A Cavric MID1122
2
-
K Tagawa FWD102
-
Y Suzuki FWD1643
1
-
Subs
Y Kajikawa GLK
-
S Mizoguchi DEF2
-
M. Sato DEF2
-
G Shibasaki MID11
1
-
Y Higuchi MID121
1
-
Y Matsumura MID161
2
-
R Araki MID10
-
K Misao MID8
-
L Ceará FWD139
2
-