Kashima Antlers vs Machida Zelvia Live Stream, Predictions (May 03)

📊 Form Guide

Kashima Antlers

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Kashima Antlers, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-3 J1 League triumph against Yokohama FC.

In that match, Kashima Antlers managed 49% possession and 10 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Kashima Antlers, the goals were scored by Aleksandar Čavrić (49') and Yuma Suzuki (67'). At the other end, Yokohama FC had 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Kosuke Yamazaki (77' Own goal) scored for Yokohama FC.

In their last 6 fixtures, Tōru Oniki's Kashima Antlers have managed to score a combined total of 10 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.67.

Machida Zelvia

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Machida Zelvia come into this clash following on from a 1-2 J1 League win over Cerezo Osaka in their previous fixture.

In that match, Machida Zelvia managed 35% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Machida Zelvia, the goals were scored by Se-hun Oh (49') and Ibrahim Drešević (78'). On the other side, Cerezo Osaka had 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Thiago Andrade (90') was the scorer for Cerezo Osaka.

The stats tell the story, and Machida Zelvia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals overall. At the back, Machida Zelvia have seen their frailties exposed.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was J1 League match day 38 on 08/12/2024 when it finished Kashima Antlers 3-1 Machida Zelvia.

On that day, Kashima Antlers managed 47% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Goals were scored by Shu Morooka (5'), Yuta Higuchi (16') and Yuma Suzuki (45').

For their opponents, Machida Zelvia had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Hokuto Shimoda (23') was the scorer.

The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura.

🗞️ Team News: Kashima Antlers

Homare Tokuda (Broken ankle) and Yoshihiro Shimoda (Metatarsal fracture) won’t be able to feature for Kashima Antlers gaffer Tōru Oniki.

📰 Team News: Machida Zelvia

Out of a mainly available group, there’s just the lone fitness worry for the Machida Zelvia manager Go Kuroda to contend with. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be playing here.

⚡ Prediction

It’s looking like Machida Zelvia and Kashima Antlers could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. Our tip is therefore for a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of the match.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the full-time result market, victory for Kashima Antlers can be had for 2.9, betting on a drawn result is 3 and selecting the winner to be Machida Zelvia gets you 2.5. These are the most competitive market prices available at this very moment.

Lucas Pereira, 19:07 29/04/2025