Albirex Niigata vs Kashima

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🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroki Kasahara 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 20 · Kashima 1

Referee Stats

Hiroki Kasahara

17 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	59%
Draws	0%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-13).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kashima (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 15

Avg: 1.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79

PPG

1.74

1.05

1.26

1.63

0.79

53%

O2.5

42%

63%

BTTS

42%

32%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Kashima rank1st

Albirex Niigata points24

Kashima points76

Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31

51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.

Kashima: #1 · 76 pts · GD +27

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

52-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals4-7

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Kashima last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals7-1

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Kashima trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%

Kashima score away79%

Kashima clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%

Kashima score first58%

Kashima win after scoring first91%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% · Kashima 29%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' · Kashima 32.5'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08

Kashima score away1.26 vs 1.08

Kashima concede away0.79 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Kashima score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Kashima are 40% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

Kashima goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

378

Passes Accurate

293

Passes %

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Y. Suzuki

Normal Goal · Assist: Élber

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Moraes

Normal Goal

45+5'

45+5' A. Boudah

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Y. Funabashi

1st substitution · For: A. Čavrić

50'

50' Y. Higuchi

52'

52' K. Chinen

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Moraes

1st substitution · For: T. Shimamura

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Ohara

2nd substitution · For: J. Okumura

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Tagawa

2nd substitution · For: Léo Ceará

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Élber

3rd substitution · For: Y. Matsumura

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Chinen

4th substitution · For: K. Misao

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Léo Ceará

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Ogawa

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. Nono

5th substitution · For: K. Tsukui

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Arai

3rd substitution · For: K. Taniguchi

Albirex Niigata vs Kashima 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kashima beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: Kashima took an early lead at 4' when Y. Suzuki scored, with the assist credited to Élber, making the score 0-1. Albirex Niigata leveled the score at 17' when Moraes scored, making the score 1-1. A. Boudah received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 45+5'.

Second half: Kashima made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Funabashi replacing A. Čavrić. Y. Higuchi received a yellow card for Kashima at 50'. K. Chinen received a yellow card for Kashima at 52'. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 66', with Moraes replacing T. Shimamura. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Ohara replacing J. Okumura. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 69', with K. Tagawa replacing Léo Ceará. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Élber replacing Y. Matsumura. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 84', with K. Chinen replacing K. Misao. Kashima took the lead at 87' when Léo Ceará scored, with the assist credited to R. Ogawa, making the score 1-2. Kashima made their 5th substitution at 88', with K. Nono replacing K. Tsukui. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. Arai replacing K. Taniguchi.

Albirex Niigata used 3 substitutions while Kashima used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 1 yellow card, while Kashima got 2 yellow cards.