Japanese J.League

FT Friday, October 16, 2026
V-Varen Nagasaki DLWDD 0
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Kashima Antlers LWDWW 2
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VVN000
KAN202
Kashima Soccer Stadium

Team Stats

19
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
51.2
Possession
48.8
16
SHOTS
5
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
405
488
Passes
474
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
20
Clearances
24

Head to Head

KAN leads series 3-0

Lineups

KAN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tomoki HayakawaG
  2. 5Ikuma SekigawaCD-L
  3. 55Naomichi UedaCD-R
  4. 19Sho OmoriLB
  5. 23Keisuke TsukuiRB
  6. 8Matheus BuenoCM-L
  7. 10Gaku ShibasakiCM-R
  8. 17ÉlberLM
  9. 24Haruki HayashiRM
  10. 77Aleksandar CavricCF-L
  11. 9Léo PereiraCF-R

VVN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Masaaki GotoG
  2. 29Ikki AraiCD
  3. 31Kanta DoiCD-L
  4. 25Takuma OminamiCD-R
  5. 41Motoki HasegawaCM-L
  6. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-R
  7. 23Shunya YonedaLM
  8. 88Asahi MasuyamaRM
  9. 99Jonathan JúniorF
  10. 34Tenmu MatsumotoCF-L
  11. 10Matheus JesusCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 2'
  2. 5' Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 5'
  3. 23' Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 23'
  4. 43' Jonathan Júnior (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 43'
  5. 45' Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
  6. 54' Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 54'
  7. 55' Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 55'
  8. 67' Ryosuke Shindo (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
  9. 67' Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
  10. 72' Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
  11. 72' Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
  12. 82' Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 82'
  13. 85' Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 85'
  14. 85' Hijiri Onaga (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 85'
  15. 85' Takashi Sawada (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 85'

Japanese J1 League News

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