Albirex Niigata v Kashima result

Full-time · Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima

J1 League · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00 BST · Denka Big Swan Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Albirex Niigata · Kashima · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima — Kashima won this J1 League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Away cards yellow under 2.5.

Free pick

Away cards yellow under 2.5

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Match report, in numbers

The result

Kashima won 2–1 at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the J1 League on Saturday 23 August.

Kashima have scored in 15 consecutive matches — every result checked.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Kashima: Yuma Suzuki (4’, assisted by Élber) and Léo Ceará (87’, assisted by Ryoya Ogawa); Albirex Niigata: Moraes (17’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Léo Ceará’s goal on 87 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Albirex Niigata 0.00, Kashima 0.00, from 9 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Albirex Niigata: A. Boudah (45+5’); Kashima: Yuta Higuchi (50’) and Kei Chinen (52’).

What it changes

Albirex Niigata are winless in their last eight matches.

Kashima are unbeaten in their last four matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Yuma Suzuki (Kashima) 7.1, Moraes (Albirex Niigata) 5.7 and Élber (Kashima) 5.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Kashima cards yellow under 2.5, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call.

Next up

Kashima next travel to Kyoto Sanga on 21 October 2026.

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

Next for Kashima: Kyoto Sanga v Kashima, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima · J1 League
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium · Niigata
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara, Japan
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Albirex Niigata 0 · draws 1 · Kashima 5 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Albirex Niigata 0W 1D 4L · Kashima 2W 1D 2L

Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima (J1 League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 5.38

Corners

against 5.25 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 3.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.25

Cards

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Albirex Niigata for / against	Line	Kashima for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.13 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.63 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara, Japan.

Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. 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
S. Fujiwara n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.4 2/1	—
K. Hashimoto n 8	63.6	1.6 6/3	0.7 3/1	—
S. Ota n 8	55.3	1.6 6/2	0.4 2/0	—
K. Chiba n 4	89.8	1.3 3/2	0.8 2/1	—
E. Shirai n 8	48.8	1.2 4/1	0.7 3/0	Kei Chinen

Albirex Niigata — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Boudah n 8	60.4	3 8/5	1.5 6/2
K. Taniguchi n 8	66.1	2.4 7/4	0.9 5/0
Keisuke Kasai n 8	31.8	2.1 4/2	0.4 1/0
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	1.9 4/2	0.8 3/1
S. Ota n 8	55.3	1.2 4/2	0.8 3/1

Albirex Niigata — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Boudah n 8	60.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Taniguchi n 8	66.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Keisuke Kasai n 8	31.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
R. Tashiro n 4	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Albirex Niigata — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Fujiwara n 8	90	3.4 8/7
Eiji Miyamoto n 8	58.6	3.1 5/5
E. Shirai n 8	48.8	2.5 5/4
Danilo Gomes n 8	54.1	2.3 6/4
H. Uemura n 8	71.6	1.9 7/3

Albirex Niigata — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Kazuki Fujita n 8	90	3.1 6/6
R. Tashiro n 4	90	0.8 0/0

Kashima

Kashima — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. 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
Kei Chinen n 8	48.5	2.3 6/2	0.9 4/0	E. Shirai
K. Tsukui n 8	53.8	2.1 5/3	1 5/0	—
K. Misao n 8	66.8	2 7/4	1.3 5/3	—
Yuta Higuchi n 8	30.6	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0	—
Léo Ceará n 8	75.4	1.2 5/1	1.3 6/3	—

Kashima — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	28.3	2.8 5/1	1.2 3/0
Talles n 8	30	2.6 6/1	1.5 4/0
Léo Ceará n 8	75.4	2.5 8/6	1.3 6/2
Yuta Matsumura n 8	35.5	1.3 4/0	0.3 1/0
Yuma Suzuki n 8	90	1 4/3	0.4 3/0

Kashima — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	28.3	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
Léo Ceará n 8	75.4	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
Yuta Matsumura n 8	35.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Yuma Suzuki n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Talles n 8	30	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Kashima — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Kei Chinen n 8	48.5	3.9 6/4
Shuhei Mizoguchi n 8	31.6	2.8 5/2
K. Tsukui n 8	53.8	2.7 6/4
K. Misao n 8	66.8	2.4 6/3
Kimito Nono n 8	63.3	2 5/2

Kashima — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Tomoki Hayakawa n 8	90	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Albirex Niigata		Kashima
51%	Possession	49%
9	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	6
7	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	8
0	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
378	Passes	378
78%	Pass accuracy	78%

Albirex Niigata player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Tashiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Uemura	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. Fitzgerald	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
K. Funaki	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
K. Hashimoto	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
E. Shirai	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Boudah	90	0	3	2	1	0	Y	6.9
Motoki Hasegawa	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
T. Arai	89	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Moraes	66	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
Motoki Ohara	66	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
T. Shimamura sub	25	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
J. Okumura sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Taniguchi sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Kashima player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Tomoki Hayakawa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Naomichi Ueda	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Tae-hyeon Kim	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Ryoya Ogawa	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
Yuta Higuchi	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
Yuma Suzuki	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.9
Kimito Nono	88	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
Kei Chinen	84	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.9
Élber	70	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	7.6
Kyosuke Tagawa	69	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
Y. Funabashi	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Aleksandar Čavrić sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Léo Ceará sub	22	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
Yuta Matsumura sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
K. Misao sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Tsukui sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

Albirex NiigataLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

KashimaLLWWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Albirex Niigata 0 · 1 draw · Kashima 5 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-02-26 Kashima 2–1 Albirex Niigata
2024-10-05 Albirex Niigata 0–4 Kashima
2024-06-16 Kashima 1–1 Albirex Niigata
2023-08-26 Kashima 2–0 Albirex Niigata
2023-04-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Kashima
2017-09-16 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Kashima

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Albirex Niigata#20 pos24 pts38 pl-31 GD

Kashima#1 pos76 pts38 pl+27 GD

Goals per game

Albirex Niigata scored0.95

Kashima scored1.53

Albirex Niigata conceded1.76

Kashima conceded0.82

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Albirex Niigata vs Kashima?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Albirex Niigata v Kashima was Away cards yellow under 2.5.
What is the head-to-head record between Albirex Niigata and Kashima?: In their last 6 meetings, Albirex Niigata won 0, Kashima won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Albirex Niigata and Kashima?: Recent form — Albirex Niigata 0W 1D 4L; Kashima 2W 1D 2L.

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