Daejeon Citizen v Kashima prediction

AFC Champions League Elite · Tue, 09 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT · Daejeon World Cup Stadium

Updated 8 Nov 2026, 10:47 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Daejeon Citizen v Kashima, AFC Champions League Elite on Tue, 09 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Daejeon Citizen host Kashima in AFC Champions League Elite on Tuesday 9 February (kick-off 10:00 UK).

Form and the table

Eight of Daejeon Citizen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Daejeon Citizen’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Daejeon Citizen have six wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 2.38 points per game, scoring 1.88 and conceding 1.13.

Seven of Kashima’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in five of Kashima’s last 15 results in all competitions (33%). Away from home, Kashima have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 0.86 and conceding 1.43.

Daejeon Citizen (10th) and Kashima (second) are six points apart, 2026/27 so far.

Team news

Predicted Daejeon Citizen XI (4-4-2): L. Chang-Geun, A. Krivotsyuk, J. Seong-Kwon, L. Myung-Jae, K. Moon-Hwan, K. Bong-Soo, G. Ludwigson, U. Won-Sang, K. Yun-Sung, D. de Oliveira, J. Min-Kyu — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Lee Myung-Jae (3.5 per match over 17 appearances, two goals and five assists) and Diogo de Oliveira (3.4 per match over 21 appearances, seven goals and two assists) have been Daejeon Citizen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Daejeon Citizen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Lee Myung-Jae averages 0.9 tackles per 90 over 1485 minutes, with a tackle in four of the last 10 appearances. Diogo de Oliveira averages 3.2 shots per 90 over 963 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Kashima XI (4-4-2): T. Hayakawa, R. Ogawa, N. Ueda, I. Sekigawa, K. Tsukui, Y. Matsumura, M. Bueno, H. Hayashi, K. Misao, Y. Suzuki, L. Ceará — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Léo Ceará (4.4 per match over 23 appearances, 10 goals and three assists) and Kimito Nono (4.0 per match over 19 appearances, two goals and one assist) have been Kashima’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Kashima (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Léo Ceará averages 2.7 shots per 90 over 1858 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances. Kimito Nono averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 2959 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Tue, 09 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT · AFC Champions League Elite · Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Recent form: Daejeon Citizen 2W 1D 2L · Kashima 2W 1D 2L

Daejeon Citizen v Kashima (AFC Champions League Elite): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 8 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.75

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 6.13

Corners

against 3.75 / 3.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 3.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

0.75 / 0.88

Cards

against 2 / 2.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Daejeon Citizen for / against	Line	Kashima for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.14 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.38 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Daejeon Citizen

Daejeon Citizen Goalkeeper

Daejeon Citizen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Lee Chang-Geun	22	901980 min	622.8 /90	80.4 /90	00 /90
Lee Jun-Seo	2	90180 min	73.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Daejeon Citizen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Daejeon Citizen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lee Chang-Geun n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Daejeon Citizen Defensive

Daejeon Citizen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Jo Seong-Kwon	19	891682 min	211.1 /90	201.1 /90	100.5 /90	784.2 /90	211.1 /90	50.3 /90
Kang Yun-Sung	18	801447 min	372.3 /90	201.2 /90	40.2 /90	694.3 /90	191.2 /90	30.2 /90
Lee Myung-Jae	17	871485 min	150.9 /90	60.4 /90	50.3 /90	352.1 /90	60.4 /90	00 /90
A. Krivotsyuk	17	841426 min	161 /90	181.1 /90	30.2 /90	694.4 /90	130.8 /90	40.3 /90
Kim Moon-Hwan	14	851191 min	100.8 /90	231.7 /90	40.3 /90	231.7 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90
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Daejeon Citizen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Daejeon Citizen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Lee Chang-Geun n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
G. Ludwigson n 8	57.6	1.4 5/2	0.4 1/1	—
Kim Bong-Soo n 8	84.4	0.7 3/2	0.8 4/2	—
Jo Seong-Kwon n 8	90	1.1 5/2	0.6 5/0	—
Seo Jin-Su n 8	57.4	0.6 3/0	2.4 7/4	—
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Daejeon Citizen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Daejeon Citizen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Ludwigson n 8	57.6	2.1 3/3
Kim Bong-Soo n 8	84.4	2.1 7/5
Jo Seong-Kwon n 8	90	1.1 5/3
Seo Jin-Su n 8	57.4	1 4/1
Diogo de Oliveira n 8	47.9	0.2 1/0
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Daejeon Citizen Attacking

Daejeon Citizen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Seo Jin-Su	19	611159 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	221.7 /90	80.6 /90	161.2 /90	120.9 /90
Diogo de Oliveira	19	50950 min	70.7 /90	20.2 /90	333.1 /90	111 /90	161.5 /90	80.8 /90
Joo Min-Kyu	18	561015 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	181.6 /90	80.7 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90
Yu Kang-Hyun	4	44174 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	42.1 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
G. Ludwigson	22	661459 min	20.1 /90	20.1 /90	251.5 /90	80.5 /90	110.7 /90	90.6 /90
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Daejeon Citizen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Daejeon Citizen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Lee Chang-Geun n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Ludwigson n 8	57.6	2.5 5/2	1.2 3/1
Kim Bong-Soo n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Jo Seong-Kwon n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
Seo Jin-Su n 8	57.4	1.6 5/2	0.6 2/1
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Daejeon Citizen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Daejeon Citizen before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lee Chang-Geun n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Ludwigson n 8	57.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Kim Bong-Soo n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Jo Seong-Kwon n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Seo Jin-Su n 8	57.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Kashima

Kashima Goalkeeper

Kashima — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Tomoki Hayakawa	17	901530 min	342 /90	50.3 /90	10.1 /90
Yuji Kajikawa	3	92277 min	92.9 /90	51.6 /90	00 /90

Kashima — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kashima before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Tomoki Hayakawa n 8	90	2.1 6/3
Yuji Kajikawa n 3	92.3	2.9 3/3

Kashima Defensive

Kashima — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Naomichi Ueda	18	901627 min	130.7 /90	110.6 /90	130.7 /90	713.9 /90	30.2 /90	00 /90
Kimito Nono	14	911267 min	292.1 /90	120.9 /90	100.7 /90	715 /90	110.8 /90	10.1 /90
Tae-hyeon Kim	14	901260 min	70.5 /90	161.1 /90	70.5 /90	332.4 /90	80.6 /90	20.1 /90
K. Anzai	9	78706 min	91.1 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90	354.5 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90
Ryoya Ogawa	8	62492 min	61.1 /90	81.5 /90	00 /90	173.1 /90	30.5 /90	10.2 /90
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Kashima — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kashima before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Naomichi Ueda n 8	90.9	0.4 3/0	0.6 3/2	—
Léo Ceará n 8	76.3	1.5 6/4	1.8 5/4	—
Yuma Suzuki n 8	68.6	2.1 8/4	3.1 7/6	—
Tomoki Hayakawa n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
K. Misao n 8	55.4	1.2 4/2	2 6/1	—
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Kashima — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kashima before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Naomichi Ueda n 8	90.9	1 4/3
Léo Ceará n 8	76.3	1 4/1
Yuma Suzuki n 8	68.6	1.6 6/3
K. Misao n 8	55.4	2.4 5/5
Haruki Hayashi n 8	56	2.2 5/5
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Kashima Attacking

Kashima — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Léo Ceará	18	831487 min	70.4 /90	30.2 /90	452.7 /90	171 /90	100.6 /90	140.8 /90
Yuma Suzuki	18	801440 min	60.4 /90	50.3 /90	221.4 /90	90.6 /90	191.2 /90	40.3 /90
Aleksandar Čavrić	13	53691 min	50.7 /90	00 /90	222.9 /90	111.4 /90	70.9 /90	91.2 /90
Shu Morooka	7	43302 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	72.1 /90	51.5 /90	10.3 /90	51.5 /90
Kyosuke Tagawa	6	44265 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	41.4 /90	31 /90
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Kashima — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kashima before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Naomichi Ueda n 8	90.9	0.6 3/2	0 0/0
Léo Ceará n 8	76.3	1.9 7/3	0.6 3/1
Yuma Suzuki n 8	68.6	2.1 6/3	0.5 3/0
Tomoki Hayakawa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Misao n 8	55.4	0.8 4/0	0.2 1/0
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Kashima — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kashima before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Naomichi Ueda n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Léo Ceará n 8	76.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Yuma Suzuki n 8	68.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
Tomoki Hayakawa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Misao n 8	55.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Daejeon Citizen v Kashima — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Daejeon CitizenWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

KashimaLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Daejeon Citizen#10 pos4 pts4 pl-2 GD

Kashima#2 pos10 pts4 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Daejeon Citizen scored0.5

Kashima scored2.75

Daejeon Citizen conceded1

Kashima conceded0.25

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