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Kashima Antlers v Kawasaki Frontale : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Grenada National Stadium, Grenada National Stadium

We’ve J-League action to look forward to on Sunday morning, as Toru Oniki and his Kashima Antlers side host Igor Jovicevic’s Kawasaki Frontale at the Grenada National Stadium. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been published below, with head-to-head history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also given.

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Kashima Antlers's next match is v Shimizu at 07:00 on Saturday 17th May
Kawasaki Frontale's next match is v Yokohama at 11:00 on Wednesday 14th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Kashima and Kawasaki was on Sunday 11th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 11th 2025
Kashima 2
1 Kawasaki
 
Y. Funabashi 45'7' A. Sasaki
K. Tagawa 65'
 
KAS
KAW
Shots On
5
6
Shots Off
2
9
Corners
5
11
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
KashimaKawasaki
 
T. Hayakawa
K. Anzai
T. Kim
N. Ueda
R. Koike
R. Araki (Y. Matsumura 46')
Y. Funabashifootball icon (K. Tsukui 78')
K. Misao (K. Chinen 46')
Y. Suzuki
L. de Sousa Pereira (K. Tagawa 62')
A. Čavrić (Y. Higuchi 76')
L. Thébault Yamaguchi
football iconA. Sasaki
K. Takai
Y. Maruyama
(K. Tachibanada 87') S. van Wermeskerken
Y. Yamamoto
S. Kawahara
(H. Yamauchi 58') Y. Ozeki
(S. Kanda 76') M. da Silva Barbosa
(A. Ienaga 76') T. Ito
(S. Yamada 76') E. de Souza

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Kashima are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kashima
41%
19/10
11%
-
Draw
26%
5/2
3%
-
Kawasaki
33%
13/10
10%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Kashima 1-0
10%
17/2-
Kawasaki 1-0
9%
7/1
6%
-
Kashima 2-1
9%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
10/1-
Kawasaki 2-1
8%
17/2-
Kashima 2-0
7%
14/1-
Kawasaki 2-0
6%
10/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
-
Kashima 3-1
4%
22/1-
Kashima 3-0
3%
28/1-
Kawasaki 3-1
3%
18/1-
Kashima 3-2
2%
28/1-
Kawasaki 3-0
2%
20/1
9%
-
Kawasaki 3-2
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
19/20
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
17/20
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
6/5-
Away 1st Goal
46%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
3/4-
BTTS - No
48%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
15/4-
Home/draw
67%
4/7
3%
-
Away/draw
59%
2/5-
Home/away
74%
2/7
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/10-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/1-
Home DNB
59%
11/10
5%
-
Away DNB
51%
4/6
3%
-
Kashima win to nil
22%
4/1-
Kawasaki win to nil
18%
3/1
8%
-
Kashima / Kashima
18%
15/4
6%
-
Kashima / Kawasaki
3%
25/1-
Kashima / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Kashima
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Kawasaki
15%
9/2
8%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Kawasaki / Kashima
3%
28/1-
Kawasaki / Kawasaki
22%
11/4
6%
-
Kawasaki / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Kashima have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 1 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Kashima have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Kashima have played 8 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Kawasaki are in 15th position in the J-League on 18 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Kawasaki have conceded 8 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kashima
Kawasaki
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima Home1611141434 
-
-
Jul 5
l
 
2-1F
2
Kashiwa15861830 
Jul 20
w
 
1-3F
Sep 27
d
 
1-1F
3
Kyoto Sanga17845328 
l
 
3-4F
Oct 25
l
 
0-1A
Oct 4
4
Urawa Reds16754526 
d
 
1-1A
Sep 20
May 21
Dec 6
5
Hiroshima15825326 
Jun 14
l
 
1-0A
Nov 30
May 31
6
Gamba Osaka16727-223 
Oct 4
May 31
May 25
Jul 20
7
Cerezo16646222 
Sep 23
l
 
1-0A
May 18
Oct 25
8
Shimizu16646222 
May 17
Aug 31
Oct 18
d
 
1-1A
9
Vissel Kobe14635121 
w
 
1-0F
Oct 18
Jun 21
l
 
2-1A
10
Machida16637-121 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 21
Aug 31
d
 
2-2F
11
Avispa16637-221 
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
Aug 9
w
 
1-2A
12
Shonan16637-721 
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Sep 23
13
Tokyo Verdy16556-520 
w
 
4-0F
Nov 30
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 29
14
Tokyo15546-219 
w
 
2-0F
Aug 10
Sep 20
w
 
0-3F
15
Fagiano16547-219 
Jun 28
w
 
1-2A
Nov 8
d
 
0-00-0
16
Kawasaki Away13463718 
w
 
2-1A
Jul 5
-
-
17
Nagoya16448-616 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 27
w
 
4-0F
Aug 23
18
Yokohama15438-615 
Nov 8
w
 
0-3F
May 14
Jun 14
19
Albirex15276-513 
w
 
2-1F
Aug 23
Jun 25
Aug 16
20
Yokohama FM13157-78 
Dec 6
May 25
d
 
3-3F
Sep 13
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Win / draw / win form
Kashima 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
8
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashima1 - 0Machida
Kashima1 - 0Nagoya
Kashima3 - 4Kyoto Sanga
Kashima1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Kashima1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kashima2 - 0Tokyo
Kashima2 - 1Albirex
Kashima4 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Kashima3 - 1Machida
Kashima0 - 0Nagoya
Kashima0 - 0Avispa
Kashima0 - 0Kashiwa
Kashima2 - 2Hiroshima
Kashima0 - 0Urawa Reds
Kashima3 - 0Sagan Tosu
Kashima2 - 1Tokyo
Kashima2 - 0Sapporo
Kashima0 - 0Gamba Osaka
Kashima1 - 1Albirex
Kashima3 - 2Yokohama FM
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKashima1 - 0Avispa
HKashima1 - 0Machida
AKashima3 - 0Yokohama
HKashima1 - 0Nagoya
AKashima2 - 1Fagiano
AKashima0 - 1Cerezo
HKashima3 - 4Kyoto Sanga
AKashima0 - 1Hiroshima
HKashima1 - 0Vissel Kobe
HKashima1 - 1Urawa Reds
AKashima3 - 1Kashiwa
HKashima2 - 0Tokyo
HKashima2 - 1Albirex
HKashima4 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKashima0 - 1Shonan
HKashima3 - 1Machida
AKashima2 - 0Cerezo
AKashima0 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HKashima0 - 0Nagoya
AKashima3 - 1Kawasaki
Kawasaki 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Al Ahli Jeddah2 - 0Kawasaki
Al Nassr2 - 3Kawasaki
Vissel Kobe2 - 1Kawasaki
Shimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
Machida2 - 2Kawasaki
Tokyo0 - 3Kawasaki
Fagiano0 - 0Kawasaki
Shanghai1 - 0Kawasaki
Avispa1 - 2Kawasaki
Kashiwa1 - 1Kawasaki
Pohang0 - 4Kawasaki
Tokyo Verdy4 - 5Kawasaki
Buriram United0 - 3Kawasaki
Urawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Kawasaki
Shanghai2 - 0Kawasaki
Machida1 - 4Kawasaki
Nagoya2 - 0Kawasaki
Ulsan0 - 1Kawasaki
Sapporo2 - 0Kawasaki
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKawasaki0 - 2Al Ahli Jeddah
AKawasaki3 - 2Al Nassr
HKawasaki2 - 2Al Sadd
HKawasaki0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AKawasaki1 - 2Vissel Kobe
AKawasaki1 - 1Shimizu
HKawasaki3 - 3Yokohama FM
AKawasaki2 - 2Machida
HKawasaki2 - 0Shonan
AKawasaki3 - 0Tokyo
AKawasaki0 - 0Fagiano
HKawasaki4 - 0Shanghai
AKawasaki0 - 1Shanghai
HKawasaki0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AKawasaki2 - 1Avispa
AKawasaki1 - 1Kashiwa
HKawasaki2 - 0Central Coast Mariners
HKawasaki4 - 0Nagoya
AKawasaki4 - 0Pohang
HKawasaki3 - 1Avispa
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kashima since 2018
Kashima
Kawasaki
Goals: Scored
5
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
3 / 7
KAS
1
D
2
KAW
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kashima
Kashima2 - 1
1 - 2Kawasaki
0 - 2Kawasaki
1 - 2Kawasaki
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Kawasaki
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Kawasaki since 2018
Kawasaki
Kashima
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
0 / 7
KAS
1
D
1
KAW
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kawasaki
1 - 3Kashima
Kawasaki3 - 0
Kawasaki2 - 1
Kawasaki2 - 1
Kawasaki2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Kawasaki4 - 1
Goal Statistics

Kashima Antlers's defensive record is very strong, Toru Oniki's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive J-League outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Kawasaki Frontale makes sense in this context.

Kashima 1st Kawasaki 16th
Kickoff prediction
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1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Kashima will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Kawasaki will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Kashima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Kawasaki have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Kashima
PG (predicted goals)
Kawasaki
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
15%
better
KAS
KAW
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Games scored12
9
Failed to score3
3
Scored first10
6
Goals scored24
19
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
18
Avg. XG for1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
7%
better
KAS
KAW
view stats
Games conceded8
7
Clean sheets7
5
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded11
11
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
8
Conversion rate against9%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+7%

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

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
-
K Misao MID8
-
Y Funabashi MID121
-
A Cavric MID1122
2
-
R Araki MID10
-
Y Suzuki MID1643
1
-
L Ceará FWD139
2
-
Subs
Y Kajikawa GLK
-
K Tsukui DEF61
1
-
M. Sato DEF2
-
Talles MID51
-
Y Matsumura MID161
2
-
G Shibasaki MID11
1
-
Y Higuchi MID121
1
-
K Tagawa FWD102
-
K Chinen FWD122
1
-
Kawasaki J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12323
MarcinhoErison S KawaharaMarcinho
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Yamaguchi GLK11
-
S Wermeskerken DEF6
-
K Takai DEF122
2
-
Y Maruyama  DEF11
-
A Sasaki DEF121
1
-
S Kawahara MID1312
-
Y Yamamoto MID1111
-
T Ito MID1211
1
-
Y Ozeki MID71
1
-
Marcinho MID131
3
-
Erison  FWD123
2
-
Subs
S Jung GLK2
-
S Tanabe DEF3
-
C Haydar DEF21
-
K Tachibanada MID81
1
-
Y Segawa MID3
-
H Yamauchi MID311
-
A Ienaga MID111
-
S Yamada FWD122
1
-
S. Kanda FWD3
-