Japanese J.League

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Kashima Antlers WWWWW 3
–
Machida Zelvia LWDWW 0
1st2ndT
KAN213
ZEL000
Japan National Stadium · 42,218 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
55.6
Possession
44.4
10
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
350
536
Passes
416
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
9
14
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.4
63
Long Balls
37
35
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
7
5
Tackles
9
1.0
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
15
21
Effective Clearances
15
21
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

ZEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kosei TaniG
  2. 50Daihachi OkamuraCD
  3. 19Yuta NakayamaCD-L
  4. 3Gen ShojiCD-R
  5. 31Neta LaviCM-L
  6. 23Ryohei ShirasakiCM-R
  7. 11Asahi MasuyamaLM
  8. 88Hotaka NakamuraRM
  9. 99Tete YengiF
  10. 10Na Sang-HoCF-L
  11. 27ErikCF-R

KAN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tomoki HayakawaG
  2. 3Kim Tae-HyeonCD-L
  3. 55Naomichi UedaCD-R
  4. 16Shuhei MizoguchiLB
  5. 22Kimito NonoRB
  6. 6Kento MisaoCM-L
  7. 10Gaku ShibasakiCM-R
  8. 40Yuma SuzukiLM
  9. 27Yuta MatsumuraRM
  10. 11Kyosuke TagawaCF-L
  11. 9Léo PereiraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 5'
  2. 42' Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 42'
  3. 44' Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 44'
  4. 45'+1' Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 46'
  5. 45' Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
  9. 64' Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 64'
  10. 64' Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 64'
  11. 74' Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 74'
  12. 74' Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 74'
  13. 82' Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 82'
  14. 90'+1' Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 91'
  15. 90'+3' Ikuma Sekigawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 93'

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