GolVolt — Avispa Fukuoka vs Kashima Antlers: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Kashima Antlers score 2.4 goals per match

Avispa Fukuoka0.8 Kashima Antlers2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Avispa Fukuoka score 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Kashima Antlers – Avispa Fukuoka 3:2

DLDWDW

Kashima Antlers are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Defence

Avispa Fukuoka concede 2.4 goals per match

Avispa Fukuoka2.4 Kashima Antlers1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Kashima Antlers concede 1.2.

Streak

Avispa Fukuoka without a win in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 defeats. Last win: 10 October, 2:1 against Fagiano Okayama.

Streak

Kashima Antlers have scored in 7 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 16 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Léo Ceará: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Shu Morooka

Avispa Fukuoka · forward

3goals 1assist 6.89avg rating

Last match, JEF United: rating 6.3.

Léo Ceará

Kashima Antlers · forward

12goals 1assist 7.60avg rating

Last match, Cerezo Osaka: 1 assist, rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Avispa Fukuoka at home and Kashima Antlers away, as in this match.

Avispa Fukuoka

at home · 10

5W1D4L1.2scored per match0.9conceded per match

Kashima Antlers

away · 10

4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

17 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · J1 League Kashima Antlers 3:2 Avispa Fukuoka Nara 31' (s) · Ceará 60' · Cavric 64' · Morooka 43' · Ceará 76' (s)

1wins

2 draws1.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Avispa Fukuoka (5-3-2, last: JEF United) · Kashima Antlers (4-4-2, last: Cerezo Osaka).

YOObata YMMaejima TOOka TKKamijima KMMikuni MYYuzawa TMMiki KSShiihashi MSShigemi WPPopó SMMorooka THHayakawa KTTsukui NUUeda ISSekigawa ROOgawa YMMatsumura YHHiguchi MBBueno ÉLÉlber LCCeará YSSuzuki

Avispa FukuokaKashima Antlers

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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