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Kashima Antlers v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th May, 07:00 BST, Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

the Kashima Soccer Stadium faithful welcome Shimizu S-Pulse's travelling contingent on Saturday morning, as Toru Oniki's Kashima Antlers go head to head with Tadahiro Akiba's troops in the J-League. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with additional weight applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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

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Kashima
51%
--
Draw
26%
--
Shimizu
23%
--
Kashima 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Kashima 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Kashima 2-1
9%
--
Shimizu 1-0
8%
--
Shimizu 2-1
6%
--
Kashima 3-0
5%
--
Kashima 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Shimizu 2-0
4%
--
Kashima 3-2
2%
--
Kashima 4-0
2%
--
Kashima 4-1
2%
--
Shimizu 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
41%
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Kashima win to nil
32%
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Shimizu win to nil
14%
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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.

Shimizu are in 7th position in the J-League on 21 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Shimizu are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Shimizu have conceded 7 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kashima
Shimizu
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima Home1510141331 
-
-
Aug 31
May 17
2
Kashiwa14761627 
Jul 20
w
 
1-3F
Jun 28
l
 
1-0A
3
Kyoto Sanga16835327 
l
 
3-4F
Oct 25
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
4
Urawa Reds15744525 
d
 
1-1A
Sep 20
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
5
Hiroshima14725223 
Jun 14
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
6
Gamba Osaka15726-123 
Oct 4
May 31
Jun 15
l
 
1-0A
7
Shimizu Away15636221 
May 17
Aug 31
-
-
8
Vissel Kobe13634221 
w
 
1-0F
Oct 18
May 25
Sep 27
9
Avispa15636-121 
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
10
Machida15627-120 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 21
May 11
Jul 5
11
Tokyo Verdy15555-320 
w
 
4-0F
Nov 30
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
12
Cerezo15546119 
Sep 23
l
 
1-0A
Nov 8
Jun 1
13
Fagiano15546019 
Jun 28
w
 
1-2A
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
14
Kawasaki12462818 
May 11
Jul 5
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
15
Shonan15537-918 
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
16
Tokyo14446-316 
w
 
2-0F
Aug 10
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
17
Nagoya15438-615 
w
 
1-0F
Sep 27
l
 
0-3A
Jun 21
18
Albirex14266-512 
w
 
2-1F
Aug 23
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
19
Yokohama14338-712 
Nov 8
w
 
0-3F
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
Dec 6
May 25
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
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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
Shimizu 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashiwa1 - 0Shimizu
Tokyo0 - 2Shimizu
Yokohama FM2 - 3Shimizu
Yokohama2 - 0Shimizu
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Shimizu
Fagiano1 - 1Shimizu
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Shimizu
Tochigi0 - 1Shimizu
Mito2 - 2Shimizu
Fujieda MYFC2 - 3Shimizu
Tokushima1 - 2Shimizu
Kagoshima0 - 1Shimizu
Vegalta2 - 1Shimizu
Oita Trinita0 - 2Shimizu
Blaublitz3 - 1Shimizu
Ehime3 - 0Shimizu
Renofa2 - 0Shimizu
Yokohama2 - 0Shimizu
TK Gunma0 - 3Shimizu
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShimizu0 - 1Kashiwa
HShimizu0 - 3Nagoya
AShimizu2 - 0Tokyo
HShimizu3 - 1Avispa
AShimizu3 - 2Yokohama FM
HShimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
AShimizu0 - 2Yokohama
AShimizu1 - 2Urawa Reds
HShimizu3 - 0Shonan
HShimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AShimizu0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AShimizu1 - 1Fagiano
HShimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
HShimizu2 - 0Albirex
AShimizu1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HShimizu1 - 0Roasso
HShimizu1 - 0Iwaki
AShimizu1 - 0Tochigi
HShimizu1 - 2Montedio
AShimizu2 - 2Mito
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Kashima have beaten Shimizu in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Kashima since 2018
Kashima
Shimizu
Goals: Scored
9
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
KAS
4
SHI
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kashima
Kashima2 - 1
1 - 3Shimizu
Kashima2 - 0
Kashima3 - 0
Kashima1 - 0
League games at Shimizu since 2018
Shimizu
Kashima
Goals: Scored
1
11
Games: Scored
1 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
4 / 5
KAS
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shimizu
0 - 1Kashima
0 - 4Kashima
1 - 2Kashima
0 - 4Kashima
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.9, Shimizu S-Pulse look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Kashima Antlers haven't conceded a goal in 3 consecutive J-League games, and it could be a long morning for Tadahiro Akiba's men.

Kashima 1st Shimizu 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Kashima will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Shimizu scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Kashima’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Shimizu’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Kashima
PG (predicted goals)
Shimizu
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
7%
better
KAS
SHI
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Games scored11
11
Failed to score3
3
Scored first9
8
Goals scored23
19
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for21
20
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
23%
better
KAS
SHI
view stats
Games conceded8
10
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded11
16
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Kashima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15942
T HayakawaL CearáK AnzaiY Matsumura
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Hayakawa GLK151
1
-
K Anzai DEF154
1
-
N Ueda DEF153
-
Y Matsumura MID151
2
-
Y Suzuki FWD1541
1
-
I Sekigawa DEF14
-
L Ceará FWD129
2
-
K Chinen MID112
1
-
Y Funabashi MID11
-
G Shibasaki MID11
1
-
Y Higuchi MID111
1
-
S Morooka FWD112
1
-
R Koike DEF1012
2
-
A Cavric FWD1022
2
-
K. Nono DEF91
2
-
R Araki MID9
-
K Tagawa FWD91
-
K Tae-Hyeon DEF8
1
-
K Misao MID7
-
K Tsukui DEF51
1
-
Talles MID51
-
H. Tokuda FWD5
-
M. Sato DEF2
-
S Mizoguchi DEF2
-
Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15623
Y OkiK KitagawaM BuenoK Kitagawa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK15
1
-
M Bueno MID1512
1
-
K Kitagawa FWD156
3
-
T Inui FWD152
-
Z Uno MID141
2
-
H Nakahara MID131
-
K Kitazume DEF121
1
1
K Matsuzaki MID1241
1
-
Y Takahashi DEF11
2
-
S Takagi DEF112
1
-
S Hasukawa DEF10
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF101
-
Capixaba FWD1011
1
-
Y Yoshida DEF9
-
M. Nishihara MID9
-
A Ahmedov FWD9
1
-
R Yamahara  DEF8
-
S Yajima MID8
-
K Kozuka MID6
-
M Yumiba MID61
1
-
D Tanque FWD6
-
K Miyamoto MID4
-
K Haneda MID4
-
S Kotake MID1
-