Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Machida Zelvia

6': Yuki Soma
34': Daihachi Okamura

FT
2 - 1

Kashima Antlers

85': Yuma Suzuki (P)

About

Machida Zelvia are hosting Kashima Antlers at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

6': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 6'
34': Daihachi Okamura (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 34'
45': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
61': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 61'
61': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 61'
65': Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
74': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 74'
74': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 74'
76': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 76'
85': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 85'
87': Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 87'
87': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

KAN		ZEL
13	Fouls	21
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
66	Possession	34
10	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
4	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 13,828

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
4	Ryuho Kikuchi
3	Gen Shoji
50	Daihachi Okamura
18	Hokuto Shimoda
16	Hiroyuki Mae
26	Kotaro Hayashi
6	Henry Mochizuki
9	Shota Fujio
7	Yuki Soma
20	Takuma Nishimura

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Mitchell Duke, Na Sang-Ho, Keiya Sento, Yuta Nakayama, Tatsuya Morita, Byron Vásquez, Ibrahim Dresevic, Kanji Kuwayama, Oh Se-Hun.

Kashima Antlers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
28	Shuhei Mizoguchi
25	Ryuta Koike
17	Talles
14	Yuta Higuchi
6	Kento Misao
9	Léo Pereira
40	Yuma Suzuki
77	Aleksandar Cavric

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Yuta Matsumura, Ryoya Ogawa, Kei Chinen, Yuji Kajikawa, Kaito Chida, Gaku Shibasaki, Kimito Nono, Keisuke Tsukui, Yu Funabashi.

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