Kashima vs Albirex Niigata

2 - 1

🕒 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00 Europe/London 📍 Kashima Soccer Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tanimoto, Ryo 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Kashima 1 · Albirex Niigata 20

Referee Stats

Tanimoto, Ryo

6 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	67%
Draws	17%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
Albirex Niigata controlled possession (61%).
Albirex Niigata had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Kashima (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-4-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 16

Avg: 1.79 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36

Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.47

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

2.26

PPG

0.47

1.79

0.84

1.89

53%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

58%

68%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Kashima rank1st

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Kashima points76

Albirex Niigata points24

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.

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

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

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

Kashima last 5 home

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-3

Record4-1-0

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 last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Kashima trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Kashima score at home95%

Kashima clean sheet at home42%

Albirex Niigata score away68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Kashima score first68%

Kashima win after scoring first85%

Albirex Niigata score first47%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Kashima 100% · Albirex Niigata 0%

Avg first goal minute: Kashima 31.2' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Kashima score at home1.79 vs 1.32

Kashima concede at home0.84 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32

Kashima score 36% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Kashima are 22% below league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Kashima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

370

594

Passes Accurate

284

494

Passes %

77%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Koike

Normal Goal

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Yamura

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Okumura

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Y. Matsumura

1st substitution · For: S. Morooka

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. Yamura

1st substitution · For: Miguel Silveira

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Okumura

2nd substitution · For: K. Taniguchi

71'

71' E. Miyamoto

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Ota

3rd substitution · For: Danilo Gomes

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Nono

2nd substitution · For: K. Chinen

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Shibasaki

3rd substitution · For: Y. Funabashi

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Inamura

Own Goal

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ E. Miyamoto

4th substitution · For: J. Geria

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Y. Horigome

5th substitution · For: R. Ochiai

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Y. Suzuki

4th substitution · For: Kim Tae-Hyeon

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Léo Ceará

5th substitution · For: H. Tokuda

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

Kashima beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Tanimoto, Ryo. It was played at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

First half: Kashima took an early lead at 10' when R. Koike scored, making the score 1-0. Albirex Niigata leveled the score at 44' when K. Yamura scored, with the assist credited to J. Okumura, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Kashima made their 1st substitution at 61', with Y. Matsumura replacing S. Morooka. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 61', with K. Yamura replacing Miguel Silveira. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Okumura replacing K. Taniguchi. E. Miyamoto received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 71'. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Ota replacing Danilo Gomes. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Nono replacing K. Chinen. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Shibasaki replacing Y. Funabashi. Kashima took the lead at 78' when H. Inamura scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 85', with E. Miyamoto replacing J. Geria. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 85', with Y. Horigome replacing R. Ochiai. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with Y. Suzuki replacing Kim Tae-Hyeon. Kashima made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Léo Ceará replacing H. Tokuda.

Kashima used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 1 yellow card.